Conditions
Hazards & safety
Strong unpredictable currents
Deep walls
Open-water exposure
Down-currents
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
5 km/h E
Air
29.5°C
Water
28.1°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
29.5°
5 km/h
00h
28.7°
2 km/h
01h
28.8°
5 km/h
02h
29°
8 km/h
03h
29.2°
13 km/h
04h
28.9°
15 km/h
05h
27.6°
13 km/h
06h
26.9°
12 km/h
07h
28.5°
11 km/h
08h
32.3°
4 km/h
09h
33.9°
6 km/h
10h
34.1°
12 km/h
11h
33.8°
19 km/h
12h
33.7°
22 km/h
13h
33.6°
22 km/h
14h
33.9°
19 km/h
15h
34.1°
15 km/h
16h
34°
12 km/h
17h
33.6°
9 km/h
18h
33.2°
7 km/h
19h
32.9°
7 km/h
20h
32°
9 km/h
21h
31.8°
7 km/h
22h
31.8°
7 km/h
Fri
36° / 28.6°
25 km/h · 0.3 m
Sat
34.1° / 26.9°
22 km/h · 0.1 m
Sun
35.5° / 27.4°
20 km/h · 0.2 m
Mon
37.7° / 29.8°
26 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
36.5° / 30.5°
31 km/h · 0.7 m
Wed
38.9° / 29.4°
33 km/h · 0.9 m
Thu
38.5° / 29.7°
29 km/h · 0.7 m
About this site
Abu Kafan is a long, narrow reef rising from deep water, considered the premier dive of the Safaga area with breathtaking cliffs falling away on its east and west flanks. The north and south plateaus, dense with soft corals and gorgonians, host schooling barracuda, jacks, glasseye sweepers in their hundreds, and hammerheads in late summer. Frequent currents make it an exhilarating drift along the walls for experienced divers.
What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatusHighGreat BarracudaSphyraena barracudaHighRed Sea (Scalefin) AnthiasPseudanthias squamipinnisHighSuez FusilierCaesio suevicaHighDogtooth TunaGymnosarda unicolorModerateGrey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosModerateNapoleon (Humphead) WrasseCheilinus undulatusModerateHawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataLow
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus Year-round0.5–0.85m
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda Year-round1.0–1.8m
Red Sea (Scalefin) Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Year-round0.07–0.15m
Suez Fusilier
Caesio suevica Year-round0.15–0.25m
Dogtooth Tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor Year-round0.8–2.0m
Grey Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Year-round1.5–2.0m
Napoleon (Humphead) Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus Year-round1.2–2.0m
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata Year-round0.6–1.0m
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.