AtlasChapter I · Region 12

Strait of Gubal.

The Red Sea's wreck corridor

Sites catalogued
18
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Novice–Technical

About this region

The narrows between Sinai and the mainland, where the shipping lane and its reefs have claimed wreck after wreck. The Thistlegorm and the four ships piled on Sha'ab Abu Nuhas — Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K, Kimon M — make this the pilgrimage of Red Sea wreck divers.

Region facts

Sites catalogued18
Centre27.65° N, 33.92° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
17 km/h W
Air
30.4°C
Water
27.3°C
Waves
0.4 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
30.5°
17 km/h
00h
30.2°
18 km/h
01h
29.7°
16 km/h
02h
29.3°
17 km/h
03h
28.8°
17 km/h
04h
28.4°
15 km/h
05h
28°
14 km/h
06h
27.8°
13 km/h
07h
27.8°
12 km/h
08h
27.8°
9 km/h
09h
27.8°
7 km/h
10h
27.6°
10 km/h
11h
27.5°
12 km/h
12h
27.8°
9 km/h
13h
28.8°
9 km/h
14h
29.2°
8 km/h
15h
29.4°
10 km/h
16h
29.6°
14 km/h
17h
30.5°
16 km/h
18h
30.7°
13 km/h
19h
30.4°
19 km/h
20h
29.9°
20 km/h
21h
30°
20 km/h
22h
29.8°
17 km/h
Fri
31.1° / 27.4°
29 km/h · 0.5 m
Sat
30.7° / 27.5°
20 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
31.1° / 27.9°
20 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
33.2° / 27.5°
34 km/h · 0.7 m
Tue
31.2° / 27.3°
37 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
31.3° / 27.7°
36 km/h · 0.9 m
Thu
31.1° / 27.9°
32 km/h · 0.8 m

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