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El Arish
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
El Arish is a reef dive site near Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. 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 stingrays, sea turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornis
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Orangespine UnicornfishNaso elegans
Nearby sites
- 1Sha ab Bagul1.1 km
- 2الإسم العربي ؟1.4 km
- 3Spit Reef3.9 km
- 4Azra4.0 km
- 5Sha ab Ghaza5.5 km
- 6Sha ab Sheer - Coral Paradise6.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org