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Wreck Sha'b Ali
Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth32 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Wreck Sha'b Ali is a reef and wreck dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 32 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
- Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
- Diagonal ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatus
- Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
- Long-barbel GoatfishParupeneus macronemus
Nearby sites
- 1Shag Rock0.6 km
- 2Wreck Sarah H ExposedWreck2.8 km
- 3Shag Rock3.3 km
- 4Kingston3.8 km
- 5Sha ab Ali4.2 km
- 6Shaab Ali5.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org