Big Gota
St John's

Big Gota.

Sprawling reef with caverns and coral blocks

Depth4–25 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyNovice
RegionSt John's
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
15–30 m
Visibility
Mild
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Shallow caverns and overheads
Boat traffic in lagoon
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
7 km/h SW
Air
30.5°C
Water
30.5°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 04:00
Next 24 hours
03h
30.6°
7 km/h
04h
31°
2 km/h
05h
31.2°
1 km/h
06h
31.3°
2 km/h
07h
31.2°
5 km/h
08h
31.1°
4 km/h
09h
31°
6 km/h
10h
29.8°
9 km/h
11h
29.8°
11 km/h
12h
30.1°
11 km/h
13h
30.5°
12 km/h
14h
30.8°
16 km/h
15h
31.1°
17 km/h
16h
31°
16 km/h
17h
31.1°
16 km/h
18h
31.3°
14 km/h
19h
31°
12 km/h
20h
30.5°
15 km/h
21h
30.3°
13 km/h
22h
30.2°
10 km/h
23h
30.1°
6 km/h
00h
30.1°
5 km/h
01h
30.1°
5 km/h
02h
30.1°
4 km/h
Sat
31.3° / 29.8°
17 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
31.6° / 30.1°
20 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
32.6° / 31.1°
33 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
33.2° / 31.1°
34 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
32.2° / 30.3°
18 km/h · 0.4 m
Thu
31.9° / 30.4°
18 km/h · 0.2 m
Fri
31.3° / 30.5°
17 km/h · 0.3 m
About this site

Big Gota is a large surface-breaking reef in the central St John's complex, scattered with coral blocks, sandy lagoons and shallow caverns that make it ideal for relaxed multi-dive days and night dives. The gentle topography shelters reef fish, moray eels, lionfish and abundant invertebrate life. Its protected lagoon offers easy conditions for less experienced divers.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
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Red Sea · Egypt
Location
23.4600° N · 35.8050° E
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