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El Gouna.

Lagoon resort gateway to the northern reefs

Sites catalogued
12
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Novice–Advanced

About this region

A purpose-built lagoon town just north of Hurghada, and a relaxed base for the northern offshore reefs. Sheltered house reefs and easy boat dives make it a favourite for training and gentle drift dives, with the Gubal wrecks within day-boat reach.

Region facts

Sites catalogued12
Centre27.40° N, 33.68° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
4 km/h S
Air
33.1°C
Water
27°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
22h
32.8°
4 km/h
23h
32.8°
11 km/h
00h
32.2°
14 km/h
01h
31.3°
12 km/h
02h
30.2°
10 km/h
03h
29.8°
12 km/h
04h
29.9°
15 km/h
05h
29.5°
16 km/h
06h
28.7°
11 km/h
07h
28.6°
6 km/h
08h
30.4°
5 km/h
09h
32.2°
9 km/h
10h
32.5°
14 km/h
11h
33°
15 km/h
12h
33.2°
17 km/h
13h
33.6°
18 km/h
14h
34°
16 km/h
15h
34.7°
10 km/h
16h
35.3°
10 km/h
17h
34.7°
12 km/h
18h
34.4°
13 km/h
19h
34.2°
12 km/h
20h
34°
12 km/h
21h
33.7°
10 km/h
Fri
35° / 28.3°
24 km/h · 0.3 m
Sat
35.3° / 28.6°
18 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
35.2° / 26.2°
15 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
38° / 29.2°
25 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
36.8° / 29.8°
31 km/h · 0.6 m
Wed
37.6° / 29.6°
29 km/h · 0.6 m
Thu
38.1° / 30.7°
26 km/h · 0.5 m

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