Erg Samadai (Caves & Pinnacles)
Marsa Alam

Erg Samadai (Caves & Pinnacles).

Light-filled coral pinnacles and swim-throughs at Samadai's outer reef

Depth5–25 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyIntermediate
RegionMarsa Alam
Conditions
22-29°C
Water temp
15-30 m
Visibility
Mild
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Overhead environment in caverns
Boat traffic
Surge near swim-throughs
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
13 km/h N
Air
37.5°C
Water
29.1°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 22:00 · Low 16:00
Next 24 hours
10h
38°
14 km/h
11h
37.2°
17 km/h
12h
36.3°
22 km/h
13h
35.6°
24 km/h
14h
34.8°
22 km/h
15h
35°
17 km/h
16h
34.9°
13 km/h
17h
34.3°
8 km/h
18h
34°
6 km/h
19h
33.3°
7 km/h
20h
33°
8 km/h
21h
32.9°
7 km/h
22h
32.6°
9 km/h
23h
32.1°
8 km/h
00h
31.5°
8 km/h
01h
30.9°
10 km/h
02h
30.5°
10 km/h
03h
30.4°
10 km/h
04h
29.9°
11 km/h
05h
29.5°
11 km/h
06h
29.1°
11 km/h
07h
30.3°
9 km/h
08h
33.4°
6 km/h
09h
34.7°
8 km/h
Sat
38° / 29.3°
24 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
36.1° / 29.1°
18 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
38.3° / 30.4°
31 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
37.8° / 32°
37 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
37.1° / 31.5°
32 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
38.5° / 31.3°
26 km/h · 0.6 m
Fri
39.4° / 30.3°
31 km/h · 0.5 m
About this site

On the southwest outer flank of Sha'ab Samadai, a cluster of coral pinnacles forms a maze of caverns, swim-throughs and light-shafted chimneys between 5 and 25 m. The columns are smothered in glassfish, anthias and soft coral, with morays and groupers in the cracks. It is one of the most photogenic shallow cavern dives in the Marsa Alam area.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
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Red Sea · Egypt
Location
24.9900° N · 34.9920° E
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Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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