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Turtle Bay
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Turtle Bay is a reef dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, sea turtles, whale sharks. 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
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Fanous East0.7 km
- 2Dorfa El Fanus West1.3 km
- 3Shaab Pinky2.6 km
- 4Stone Beach5.0 km
- 5Habibty Reef5.1 km
- 6Blue Water House Reef5.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org