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Abu Dabab 6
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Abu Dabab 6 is a reef dive site near Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, stingrays, sea turtles, soft corals, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
PorcupinefishDiodon hystrix
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Nearby sites
- 1Abu Dabab 41.8 km
- 2East Abu Dabab 33.0 km
- 3Abu Dabbab Thalata3.2 km
- 4Heaven3.3 km
- 5Abu Dabab3.3 km
- 6Abu Dabbab Ithnain3.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org