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Abu Lou Lou
Nuwaybi‘a, Red Sea, Egypt
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EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
Abu Lou Lou is a reef dive site near Nuwaybi‘a, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, dolphins, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Warty BaeolidiaLimenandra nodosa
Grey MorayGymnothorax griseus
Banded Bubble StarEchinaster callosus
Black SnapperMacolor niger
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Crown SquirrelfishSargocentron diadema
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Nearby sites
- 1Sunk Buoy0.6 km
- 2La Sirene housereef3.8 km
- 3Wreck Nuweiba -40.0m5.4 km
- 4Ras Malah28 km
- 5Red Tooth Trigger Bay41 km
- 6Dahayla North42 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org