Conditions
Hazards & safety
Boat traffic in the bay
Stingrays in the sand
Variable in-water visibility over seagrass
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
9 km/h S
Air
31.5°C
Water
28.9°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
31.5°
9 km/h
00h
31.2°
8 km/h
01h
30.5°
10 km/h
02h
30.1°
12 km/h
03h
30.7°
15 km/h
04h
31.1°
21 km/h
05h
30.5°
20 km/h
06h
29.6°
18 km/h
07h
30.5°
19 km/h
08h
33.8°
12 km/h
09h
35.8°
11 km/h
10h
36.2°
11 km/h
11h
35.5°
16 km/h
12h
34.8°
21 km/h
13h
34.4°
24 km/h
14h
34.5°
22 km/h
15h
34.7°
15 km/h
16h
34.7°
11 km/h
17h
34.4°
10 km/h
18h
33.3°
13 km/h
19h
32.2°
14 km/h
20h
31.7°
10 km/h
21h
32.2°
6 km/h
22h
31.7°
4 km/h
Fri
37.8° / 30.1°
24 km/h · 0.4 m
Sat
36.2° / 29.6°
24 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
35.8° / 28.3°
19 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
37.9° / 29.5°
30 km/h · 0.4 m
Tue
36.9° / 31.1°
37 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
37° / 30.6°
30 km/h · 0.8 m
Thu
38.4° / 31.1°
29 km/h · 0.6 m
About this site
Abu Dabbab is a sandy, shallow bay backed by seagrass meadows, renowned as one of the best places in the Red Sea to encounter dugongs and large green turtles grazing in the open. The easy shore-accessible reef on both arms of the bay shelters guitar sharks, stingrays and snake eels in the sand. Its gentle conditions make it ideal for beginners, training and long, relaxed dives.
What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasHighYellowsaddle GoatfishParupeneus cyclostomusHighBluespotted Ribbontail RayTaeniura lymmaModerateCrocodilefishPapilloculiceps longicepsModerateDugong (Sea Cow)Dugong dugonModerateFeathertail StingrayPastinachus sephenModerateTawny Nurse SharkNebrius ferrugineusModerate
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas Year-round1.0–1.5m
Yellowsaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus Year-round0.3–0.4m
Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray
Taeniura lymma Year-round0.3–0.7m
Crocodilefish
Papilloculiceps longiceps Year-round0.5–0.7m
Dugong (Sea Cow)
Dugong dugon Year-round Early morning2.4–3.0m
Feathertail Stingray
Pastinachus sephen Year-round1.0–1.8m
Tawny Nurse Shark
Nebrius ferrugineus Year-round2.5–3.2m
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.