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Tobia Kebir
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Tobia Kebir is a reef dive site near Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes moray eels, stingrays, soft corals, groupers, octopus. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora damicornis
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius
Nearby sites
- 1Tobia Soraya0.6 km
- 2Gamul Soraya1.6 km
- 3Sandy Island1.7 km
- 4Tobia Hamra2.5 km
- 5Gamul Kebir2.8 km
- 6Tobia Araba3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org