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Ras EL Torfa - Abu Siyal
Marsa Alam, Port Ghalib, Egypt
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Ras EL Torfa - Abu Siyal is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, sea turtles, groupers, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Moontail BullseyePriacanthus hamrur
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Nearby sites
- 1Abo Soyaeer0.2 km
- 2Tulip Housereef1.0 km
- 3Marsa Shona Sogayar1.4 km
- 4Sharm Shoona3.0 km
- 5Marsa Murena3.9 km
- 6Ras Shona4.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org