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El Fanadir West
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat · Shore
Max depth30 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
El Fanadir West is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat or the shore with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers, 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
- Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
- CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Nearby sites
- 1El Fanadir Foc0.3 km
- 2Sha'ab Bruce0.7 km
- 3El Fanadir Dacht1.6 km
- 4El Fanadir Dacht Dacht2.6 km
- 5Jotao Abu Galawa2.6 km
- 6Gota Abu Galaua2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org