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Tofa Abu Hashish
Makadi Bay, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Tofa Abu Hashish is a reef dive site near Makadi Bay, 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, octopus, groupers, nudibranchs, lionfish. 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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Nearby sites
- 1Abu Hashish Drift1.6 km
- 2Ras Disha1.8 km
- 3Abu Hashish Lagoon1.9 km
- 4Erg Abu Hashish2.1 km
- 5Makadi Garden2.4 km
- 6Makadi Bay Reef3.1 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