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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
Center27.40° N, 33.68° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
16 km/h NW
Air
24.4°C
Water
25°C
Waves
0.4 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 10:00 · Low 16:00
Next 24 hours
06h
24.3°
15 km/h
07h
24°
15 km/h
08h
24.4°
16 km/h
09h
25.4°
20 km/h
10h
26.5°
24 km/h
11h
27.5°
23 km/h
12h
28.4°
22 km/h
13h
29.1°
22 km/h
14h
29.3°
24 km/h
15h
29.2°
26 km/h
16h
28.4°
31 km/h
17h
27.6°
28 km/h
18h
26.9°
26 km/h
19h
26.8°
21 km/h
20h
26.4°
18 km/h
21h
25.9°
20 km/h
22h
25.5°
23 km/h
23h
25.3°
21 km/h
00h
25.3°
19 km/h
01h
25.2°
17 km/h
02h
25.1°
17 km/h
03h
24.9°
16 km/h
04h
24.7°
15 km/h
05h
24.5°
14 km/h
Fri
29.3° / 24°
31 km/h · 0.6 m
Sat
28.5° / 23.4°
24 km/h · 0.5 m
Sun
29.3° / 23.9°
28 km/h · 0.7 m
Mon
28.5° / 22.9°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Tue
28° / 22.6°
34 km/h · 0.8 m
Wed
28.1° / 22.2°
27 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
29.2° / 22.7°
25 km/h · 0.7 m

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