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El Fanadir South
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
El Fanadir South is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. 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, stingrays, dolphins, moray eels, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Nearby sites
- 1Aquanaut house reef1.0 km
- 2El Fanadir Dacht Dacht1.2 km
- 3Hurghada2.2 km
- 4El Fanadir Dacht2.2 km
- 5Habibty Reef2.7 km
- 6Blue Water House Reef3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org