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Shaab Said South
Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Said 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. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, groupers, sea turtles, nudibranchs, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Squaretail CoralgrouperPlectropomus areolatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Marbled ShrimpSaron marmoratus
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Thorny RayUrogymnus asperrimus
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Hamam0.2 km
- 2Shaab Said North0.8 km
- 3Shaab Said Nord1.3 km
- 4Abu Galawa Soraya2.6 km
- 5Shaab Bohar Soraya4.0 km
- 6Shaab Bohar Kebir Ost4.1 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