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Sand Beach
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Sand Beach is a reef dive site near Hurghada, 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, moray eels, soft corals, dolphins, sea turtles. 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- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Arabian PicassofishRhinecanthus assasi
Nearby sites
- 1Banana Reef1.2 km
- 2Shaab Nenad1.3 km
- 3Shaab Sabrina1.4 km
- 4Erg Sabina1.4 km
- 5Ben El Gebel1.6 km
- 6Falfulea2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org