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Wreck Um Qamar
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Wreck Um Qamar is a reef and wreck dive site near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, moray eels, stingrays, sea fans. 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- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Maldives DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon indicus
- Greasy GrouperEpinephelus tauvina
- Blacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatus
- Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Nearby sites
- 1Shaab Umm Gamar0.7 km
- 2Umm Gamar1.7 km
- 3Petra2.4 km
- 4Umm Gamar West3.3 km
- 5Carless Reef3.9 km
- 6Poseidon Reef7.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org