AtlasChapter I · Region 14

The Brothers.

Big & Little Brother — offshore shark walls

Sites catalogued
6
Common season
Year-round (best Mar–Nov)
Difficulty
Intermediate–Advanced

About this region

Two tiny islets rising from the open sea off Quseir, reachable only by liveaboard. Sheer walls drip with soft coral and gorgonians, the Numidia and Aida wrecks cling to Big Brother's tip, and thresher and oceanic whitetip sharks patrol the blue.

Region facts

Sites catalogued6
Centre26.32° N, 35.00° E
Common seasonYear-round (best Mar–Nov)
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
11 km/h S
Air
28.8°C
Water
28.1°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
28.7°
10 km/h
00h
28.6°
10 km/h
01h
28.6°
12 km/h
02h
28.9°
11 km/h
03h
29°
12 km/h
04h
29°
11 km/h
05h
29.1°
9 km/h
06h
29.1°
6 km/h
07h
29°
5 km/h
08h
28.5°
8 km/h
09h
28.4°
3 km/h
10h
28.6°
4 km/h
11h
28.7°
4 km/h
12h
29.1°
6 km/h
13h
29.4°
6 km/h
14h
28.9°
8 km/h
15h
28.6°
13 km/h
16h
29.4°
13 km/h
17h
29.5°
10 km/h
18h
29.6°
6 km/h
19h
29.8°
5 km/h
20h
29.9°
5 km/h
21h
29.7°
9 km/h
22h
29.8°
13 km/h
Fri
29.3° / 28.7°
18 km/h · 0.4 m
Sat
29.9° / 28.4°
14 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
30.1° / 28.4°
17 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
30.8° / 29.1°
24 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
31.5° / 29.4°
33 km/h · 1 m
Wed
30.5° / 29.1°
28 km/h · 1 m
Thu
30.7° / 29.3°
27 km/h · 0.8 m

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