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El Quseir

Abu Humra (Shaab Abu Hamra).

Long reef with twin plateaus for big fish

Depth8–40 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionEl Quseir
Conditions
22-29°C
Water temp
20-35 m
Visibility
Moderate to strong, drift
Current
Year-round (sharks more likely summer–autumn)
Best season
Hazards & safety
Strong currents and drift conditions·Open-water exposure on the plateaus·Potential shark encounters·Depth on the drop-offs
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
14 km/h W
Air
24.7°C
Water
29.7°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 09:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
07h
25.1°
14 km/h
08h
28.5°
11 km/h
09h
32.2°
11 km/h
10h
33.2°
21 km/h
11h
33.7°
25 km/h
12h
33.5°
25 km/h
13h
33.3°
24 km/h
14h
33.5°
23 km/h
15h
33.6°
23 km/h
16h
33.4°
20 km/h
17h
33.1°
16 km/h
18h
32.5°
11 km/h
19h
31.9°
4 km/h
20h
31.8°
3 km/h
21h
31.4°
4 km/h
22h
30.9°
4 km/h
23h
30.1°
7 km/h
00h
29.3°
11 km/h
01h
28.3°
13 km/h
02h
27.5°
15 km/h
03h
27°
15 km/h
04h
26.3°
14 km/h
05h
25.4°
15 km/h
06h
25°
13 km/h
Tue
33.7° / 24.7°
25 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
33.8° / 25°
26 km/h · 0.5 m
Thu
33.6° / 25°
27 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
33.7° / 26.4°
27 km/h · 0.6 m
Sat
34.2° / 26.2°
30 km/h · 1.1 m
Sun
33.6° / 27.4°
35 km/h · 1.2 m
Mon
33.3° / 26.7°
22 km/h · 0.9 m
About this site
Catalog

Abu Humra, also called Shaab Abu Hamra, is a reef over 400 metres long boasting two impressive plateaus that drop into the blue. The exposed corners are renowned for big-fish action: oceanic whitetip and hammerhead sharks, rays, giant barracuda schools and Napoleon wrasse all cruise the edges. Strong currents that nourish dense soft corals make this a thrilling drift dive for experienced divers.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
26.2771° N · 34.1891° E
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