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Sha`ab Quais
Sha Ab Quais · Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Best monthsSep–Apr
About this site
Sha`ab Quais is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, moray eels, soft corals, dolphins, lionfish. 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
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Nearby sites
- 1El Aruk Gigi0.5 km
- 2El Aruk - Aruk Diana0.6 km
- 3Police Station2.4 km
- 4Abu Ramada South3.0 km
- 5Gota Abu Ramada - Aquarium3.1 km
- 6Sha ab Adel3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org