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Gassous Bay
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Gassous Bay 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, groupers, lionfish, octopus, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 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
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
Arabian PicassofishRhinecanthus assasi
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus
Cheeklined WrasseOxycheilinus digramma
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Nearby sites
- 1Sha ab Ghaza5.6 km
- 2Azra6.9 km
- 3Shaab Hamdallah7.0 km
- 4Salem Express, wreck8.0 km
- 5Shaab Sheer Soraya8.1 km
- 6Sha ab Sheer - Coral Paradise9.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org