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Marsa Alam Shaab Samadai
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
Max depth5 m–25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–28°C
Best monthsOct–May
About this site
Marsa Alam Shaab Samadai is a dive site near Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, groupers, reef sharks, manta rays. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Samadai East2.5 km
- 2Shaab Nakari2.7 km
- 3Sharm Anbaut4.3 km
- 4Marsa Nakari North reef4.8 km
- 5Marsa Nakari South reef4.9 km
- 6Shaab Samadai West5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org