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Shaab Samadai West
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Samadai West is a reef dive site near Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, manta rays, sea turtles, stingrays, groupers. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Samadai East3.2 km
- 2Marsa Alam Shaab Samadai5.2 km
- 3Shaab Nakari6.8 km
- 4Sharm Anbaut9.3 km
- 5Marsa Nakari North reef9.5 km
- 6Marsa Nakari South reef9.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org