Conditions
Hazards & safety
Overhead environment in canyon and caves
Disorientation in narrow passages
Surge near the reef top
Buoyancy control needed to protect coral
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
10 km/h S
Air
30.6°C
Water
28.6°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
30.6°
10 km/h
00h
30.7°
10 km/h
01h
31.3°
14 km/h
02h
31.5°
18 km/h
03h
31°
20 km/h
04h
30°
17 km/h
05h
28.6°
13 km/h
06h
27.8°
14 km/h
07h
29°
17 km/h
08h
32.3°
12 km/h
09h
34.2°
10 km/h
10h
34°
13 km/h
11h
33.8°
16 km/h
12h
33.8°
20 km/h
13h
33.5°
21 km/h
14h
34°
18 km/h
15h
33.9°
16 km/h
16h
33.4°
12 km/h
17h
32.9°
10 km/h
18h
31.9°
12 km/h
19h
31°
13 km/h
20h
30.9°
9 km/h
21h
31.3°
8 km/h
22h
31.1°
8 km/h
Fri
36.8° / 28.8°
25 km/h · 0.3 m
Sat
34.2° / 27.8°
21 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
34.9° / 26.7°
19 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
35.8° / 28.5°
25 km/h · 0.5 m
Tue
35.3° / 30.2°
32 km/h · 0.8 m
Wed
35.5° / 29°
29 km/h · 0.8 m
Thu
36.1° / 29.7°
24 km/h · 0.7 m
About this site
El Kaf, meaning 'the cave', lies about 10 km south of El Quseir town and is the area's premier canyon dive. A wide main canyon with high walls and dramatic skylights cuts through the reef, offering shafts of sunlight and superb wide-angle photography, while smaller passages and caves riddle the surrounding coral garden. Glassfish, sweepers and the occasional reef shark patrol the cracks and overhangs.
What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Common LionfishPterois milesHighGlassfish (Pygmy Sweeper)Parapriacanthus ransonnetiHighRed Sea (Scalefin) AnthiasPseudanthias squamipinnisHighBlacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatusModerateHoneycomb (Yellowmouth) MorayGymnothorax favagineusModerateTasseled ScorpionfishScorpaenopsis oxycephalaModerate
Common Lionfish
Pterois miles Year-round0.3–0.38m
Glassfish (Pygmy Sweeper)
Parapriacanthus ransonneti Year-round0.05–0.1m
Red Sea (Scalefin) Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Year-round0.07–0.15m
Blacktip Grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus Year-round0.22–0.3m
Honeycomb (Yellowmouth) Moray
Gymnothorax favagineus Year-round1.0–2.0m
Tasseled Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Year-round0.25–0.36m
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.