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Small Gubal
El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth28 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Small Gubal is a reef dive site near El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 28 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, moray eels, nudibranchs, sea turtles. 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- Variegated EmperorLethrinus variegatus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Red Sea Fire UrchinAsthenosoma marisrubri
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Nearby sites
- 1Rosalie Moller5.0 km
- 2Wreck Gubal5.0 km
- 3Gubal Island6.3 km
- 4Barge de Gubal7.4 km
- 5Bluff Point7.8 km
- 6Sha ab Umm Usk8.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org