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
34.4°C
Water
28.6°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 10:00 · Low 04:00
Next 24 hours
00h
33.1°
13 km/h
01h
32.4°
9 km/h
02h
32°
8 km/h
03h
31.4°
8 km/h
04h
30.9°
7 km/h
05h
30.5°
7 km/h
06h
30°
7 km/h
07h
30.2°
6 km/h
08h
31.7°
4 km/h
09h
33.2°
5 km/h
10h
34.8°
7 km/h
11h
36.4°
9 km/h
12h
37.8°
9 km/h
13h
38.6°
9 km/h
14h
38.8°
10 km/h
15h
39°
11 km/h
16h
39.1°
11 km/h
17h
38.9°
10 km/h
18h
38.2°
6 km/h
19h
37.7°
2 km/h
20h
37.9°
11 km/h
21h
36.7°
8 km/h
22h
34.9°
4 km/h
23h
34.2°
9 km/h
Fri
40.5° / 29.9°
21 km/h · 0.1 m
Sat
39.1° / 30°
13 km/h · 0.1 m
Sun
41.6° / 30°
22 km/h · 0 m
Mon
41.8° / 30.7°
31 km/h · 0.2 m
Tue
41.8° / 30.2°
32 km/h · 0.3 m
Wed
43.8° / 30.5°
28 km/h · 0.3 m
Thu
44.8° / 32.3°
27 km/h · 0.2 m

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