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Shaab Maksour South
Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Maksour South is a reef dive site, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, stingrays, octopus, groupers, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
- Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
- Cheeklined WrasseOxycheilinus digramma
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Maksour North0.6 km
- 2Gota Sataia 24.6 km
- 3Shaab Malahi4.7 km
- 4Shaab Claudio4.8 km
- 5Gota Sataia 16.0 km
- 6Claudia Dive Site, Marsa Alam6.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org