AtlasChapter I · Region 13

Taba.

Egypt's northern frontier on the Gulf of Aqaba

Sites catalogued
10
Common season
Year-round
Difficulty
Novice–Intermediate

About this region

The Red Sea's northernmost Egyptian outpost, tucked into the corner where four countries meet. Quiet, dramatic diving along steep desert-fringed reefs — the Fjord and Taba Heights offer sheltered coral gardens with a backdrop found nowhere else in Egypt.

Region facts

Sites catalogued10
Centre29.49° N, 34.90° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
14 km/h N
Air
39.4°C
Water
29.3°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 21:00 · Low 04:00
Next 24 hours
17h
39.4°
14 km/h
18h
37.9°
24 km/h
19h
36.7°
26 km/h
20h
35.5°
28 km/h
21h
33.6°
30 km/h
22h
32.1°
29 km/h
23h
31.2°
22 km/h
00h
31°
16 km/h
01h
30.8°
13 km/h
02h
30.6°
12 km/h
03h
30.3°
11 km/h
04h
29.9°
10 km/h
05h
29.5°
10 km/h
06h
29.1°
10 km/h
07h
29°
10 km/h
08h
29.7°
10 km/h
09h
31°
11 km/h
10h
32.6°
13 km/h
11h
34.2°
16 km/h
12h
36°
17 km/h
13h
37.5°
18 km/h
14h
38.7°
19 km/h
15h
39.4°
21 km/h
16h
39.7°
22 km/h
Tue
39.6° / 28.5°
30 km/h · 0.2 m
Wed
39.7° / 29°
27 km/h · 0.2 m
Thu
38.8° / 27.8°
25 km/h · 0.2 m
Fri
38.1° / 27.6°
23 km/h · 0.2 m
Sat
37.7° / 27.5°
26 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
37.2° / 27.8°
30 km/h · 0.6 m
Mon
38.9° / 27.9°
30 km/h · 0.3 m

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