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Shaab Samir
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Shaab Samir is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. 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, dolphins, nudibranchs, moray eels, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 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
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Nearby sites
- 1Gota Abu Galaua0.8 km
- 2Jotao Abu Galawa0.8 km
- 3Sachua Abu Galawa1.3 km
- 4Marsalis Abu Galawa1.3 km
- 5Sha'ab Bruce2.7 km
- 6Abu Salama3.3 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