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East Abu Dabab 3
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
East Abu Dabab 3 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. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, manta rays, whale sharks, nudibranchs, sea turtles. 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
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Nearby sites
- 1Abu Dabbab Thalata0.2 km
- 2Heaven0.3 km
- 3Abu Dabbab Ithnain0.5 km
- 4Abu Dabbab Wahid0.6 km
- 5Abu Dabab 41.8 km
- 6Abu Dabab 63.0 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