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: Marginal
Wind
27 km/h NW
Air
30°C
Water
30.4°C
Waves
0.7 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 09:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
09h
30°
28 km/h
10h
29.8°
28 km/h
11h
29.7°
29 km/h
12h
29.6°
30 km/h
13h
29.6°
29 km/h
14h
29.5°
27 km/h
15h
29.3°
24 km/h
16h
29.2°
19 km/h
17h
29.4°
14 km/h
18h
29.6°
10 km/h
19h
29.7°
6 km/h
20h
29.8°
7 km/h
21h
29.9°
12 km/h
22h
30°
17 km/h
23h
29.9°
18 km/h
00h
29.7°
17 km/h
01h
29.8°
15 km/h
02h
30.2°
13 km/h
03h
30.1°
13 km/h
04h
30.1°
16 km/h
05h
30.5°
25 km/h
06h
30.4°
28 km/h
07h
30.2°
30 km/h
08h
29.9°
30 km/h
Tue
30.3° / 29.2°
30 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
30.5° / 29.7°
31 km/h · 0.9 m
Thu
30.7° / 29.3°
31 km/h · 1 m
Fri
30.8° / 29.4°
33 km/h · 1.1 m
Sat
32° / 29.5°
34 km/h · 1.2 m
Sun
30.8° / 29°
40 km/h · 1.6 m
Mon
30.1° / 28.7°
35 km/h · 1.3 m

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