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Dahab.

Shore-diving capital — Blue Hole & Canyon

Sites catalogued
16
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Novice–Advanced

About this region

A former Bedouin village turned freediving and shore-diving mecca on Sinai's east coast. Calm, contemplative entries straight off the promenade lead to the Blue Hole and the Canyon — two of the most photographed dives in Egypt.

Region facts

Sites catalogued16
Center28.49° N, 34.51° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
16 km/h NW
Air
26.1°C
Water
26.2°C
Waves
0.4 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 11:00 · Low 05:00
Next 24 hours
01h
26.1°
16 km/h
02h
25.7°
13 km/h
03h
25.4°
11 km/h
04h
25.1°
10 km/h
05h
24.9°
10 km/h
06h
24.7°
10 km/h
07h
24.5°
10 km/h
08h
25.1°
9 km/h
09h
26.3°
9 km/h
10h
27.8°
9 km/h
11h
29.2°
10 km/h
12h
29.7°
15 km/h
13h
29.8°
12 km/h
14h
30.2°
10 km/h
15h
30.4°
8 km/h
16h
29.8°
7 km/h
17h
29°
5 km/h
18h
28°
3 km/h
19h
27.4°
1 km/h
20h
27.4°
3 km/h
21h
27.8°
10 km/h
22h
27.5°
16 km/h
23h
27.3°
11 km/h
00h
26.7°
15 km/h
Sat
30.4° / 24.5°
16 km/h · 0.5 m
Sun
32.3° / 24.7°
25 km/h · 0.8 m
Mon
32.3° / 24.7°
30 km/h · 0.9 m
Tue
30.9° / 23.7°
22 km/h · 1 m
Wed
31.5° / 23.8°
25 km/h · 1 m
Thu
33.3° / 24.1°
17 km/h · 1 m
Fri
32.7° / 26.1°
14 km/h · 0.6 m

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