AtlasChapter I · Region 11

St John's.

Egypt's southernmost reef complex

Sites catalogued
14
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Novice–Advanced

About this region

A sprawling maze of reefs near the Sudanese border, the southern limit of Egyptian diving and reachable only by liveaboard. Coral caves and swim-throughs at St John's Caves, current-swept pinnacles like Habili Ali, and the cleanest water in the country.

Region facts

Sites catalogued14
Centre23.30° N, 35.85° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
21 km/h N
Air
31.8°C
Water
31.4°C
Waves
0.4 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 21:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
12h
31.8°
21 km/h
13h
31.7°
22 km/h
14h
31.7°
23 km/h
15h
31.6°
22 km/h
16h
31.4°
21 km/h
17h
31.2°
22 km/h
18h
31.2°
20 km/h
19h
31.4°
18 km/h
20h
31.4°
19 km/h
21h
31.4°
20 km/h
22h
31.5°
21 km/h
23h
31.5°
21 km/h
00h
31.6°
22 km/h
01h
31.8°
21 km/h
02h
32°
19 km/h
03h
32.3°
18 km/h
04h
32.3°
16 km/h
05h
32.2°
15 km/h
06h
32.2°
14 km/h
07h
32.2°
12 km/h
08h
32.2°
9 km/h
09h
32.1°
6 km/h
10h
32.1°
5 km/h
11h
32.3°
9 km/h
Tue
31.8° / 31°
23 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
32.5° / 31°
22 km/h · 0.4 m
Thu
32.5° / 30.8°
24 km/h · 0.4 m
Fri
32.5° / 31.1°
28 km/h · 0.6 m
Sat
32.8° / 31.3°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Sun
32.9° / 31°
34 km/h · 0.8 m
Mon
31.7° / 30.8°
16 km/h · 0.5 m

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