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El Gilwa East
El Gilwa · El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt
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EntryShore — El Gilwa
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
El Gilwa East is a reef dive site near El Gouna, 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 stingrays, groupers, nudibranchs, moray eels, dolphins. 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- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Clown CorisCoris aygula
- Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Blackspotted RubberlipPlectorhinchus gaterinus
- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
- Moontail BullseyePriacanthus hamrur
Nearby sites
- 1Siyul Kebira1.0 km
- 2Siyul Soraya1.5 km
- 3Sha ab Umm Usk2.8 km
- 4Gribal3.1 km
- 5S Abu Nuhs5.3 km
- 6Giannis D5.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org