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Sha ab Umm Usk
Umm Usk · El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryShore — Umm Usk
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Sha ab Umm Usk is a reef dive site near El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. 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, dolphins, nudibranchs, moray eels. 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
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Clown CorisCoris aygula
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Grey MorayGymnothorax griseus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1El Gilwa East2.8 km
- 2Siyul Kebira3.0 km
- 3Siyul Soraya3.5 km
- 4Gribal4.7 km
- 5Giannis D5.3 km
- 6S Abu Nuhs5.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org