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Abu el Kizan — hammerhead reef

Sites catalogued
4
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Intermediate–Advanced

About this region

A lone reef and lighthouse far offshore in the central Red Sea, ringed by walls that fall into deep blue. Famous for schooling scalloped hammerheads off the north point in summer, with oceanic whitetips, manta rays and a sprawling anemone city.

Region facts

Sites catalogued4
Center24.92° N, 35.86° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
26 km/h NW
Air
28°C
Water
29.2°C
Waves
0.9 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 09:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
08h
28.2°
25 km/h
09h
28.1°
26 km/h
10h
28°
28 km/h
11h
28°
29 km/h
12h
27.9°
30 km/h
13h
27.8°
30 km/h
14h
27.8°
29 km/h
15h
27.8°
28 km/h
16h
28°
28 km/h
17h
28°
28 km/h
18h
28.2°
25 km/h
19h
28.3°
23 km/h
20h
28.5°
23 km/h
21h
28.3°
25 km/h
22h
28.1°
24 km/h
23h
28°
23 km/h
00h
28.1°
25 km/h
01h
28.1°
26 km/h
02h
28.1°
27 km/h
03h
27.8°
27 km/h
04h
27.8°
27 km/h
05h
27.7°
27 km/h
06h
27.5°
27 km/h
07h
27.6°
26 km/h
Fri
28.7° / 27.7°
30 km/h · 1.1 m
Sat
28.2° / 27.3°
29 km/h · 0.9 m
Sun
28.6° / 27.3°
34 km/h · 1.1 m
Mon
28.3° / 27.2°
35 km/h · 1.2 m
Tue
27.8° / 26.8°
32 km/h · 1.3 m
Wed
27.5° / 26.7°
35 km/h · 1.3 m
Thu
27.9° / 26.6°
36 km/h · 1.2 m

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Red Sea · Egypt
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