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
Center29.49° N, 34.90° E
Common seasonYear-round
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
26 km/h NW
Air
29.7°C
Water
26.5°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 22:00 · Low 05:00
Next 24 hours
19h
28.8°
27 km/h
20h
28°
22 km/h
21h
27.3°
20 km/h
22h
26.5°
20 km/h
23h
25.9°
18 km/h
00h
25.5°
13 km/h
01h
25.2°
11 km/h
02h
24.8°
10 km/h
03h
24.5°
10 km/h
04h
24.2°
10 km/h
05h
23.9°
10 km/h
06h
23.7°
11 km/h
07h
23.5°
10 km/h
08h
23.8°
10 km/h
09h
24.8°
12 km/h
10h
26.1°
13 km/h
11h
27.5°
13 km/h
12h
28.9°
14 km/h
13h
30°
15 km/h
14h
30.9°
12 km/h
15h
31.4°
12 km/h
16h
31.4°
14 km/h
17h
30.8°
18 km/h
18h
29.8°
20 km/h
Fri
32.1° / 24.4°
27 km/h · 0.2 m
Sat
31.5° / 23.5°
23 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
31.3° / 24.1°
32 km/h · 0.4 m
Mon
30.1° / 23.2°
33 km/h · 0.4 m
Tue
28.7° / 22.6°
32 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
30° / 22.6°
31 km/h · 0.4 m
Thu
32.4° / 22.4°
20 km/h · 0.4 m

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