Sha'ab Abu Nuhas (Reef)
Strait of Gubal

Sha'ab Abu Nuhas (Reef).

The reef that has wrecked more ships than any other

Depth5–30 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyIntermediate
RegionStrait of Gubal
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
20-30 m
Visibility
Moderate, drift
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Shallow reef navigation hazard·Current on the wreck side·Long open-water crossing·Boat traffic
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
22 km/h NW
Air
28.6°C
Water
28.7°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 09:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
04h
28.6°
22 km/h
05h
28.6°
21 km/h
06h
28.4°
20 km/h
07h
28.1°
19 km/h
08h
27.9°
20 km/h
09h
27.7°
23 km/h
10h
27.8°
24 km/h
11h
28°
26 km/h
12h
28.3°
26 km/h
13h
28.6°
25 km/h
14h
29.1°
25 km/h
15h
29.2°
24 km/h
16h
29.4°
25 km/h
17h
29.7°
27 km/h
18h
30.2°
31 km/h
19h
30.3°
30 km/h
20h
30.4°
28 km/h
21h
30.4°
28 km/h
22h
29.9°
27 km/h
23h
29.6°
23 km/h
00h
29.7°
20 km/h
01h
29.5°
16 km/h
02h
29.4°
16 km/h
03h
29.3°
14 km/h
Tue
30.4° / 27.7°
31 km/h · 0.8 m
Wed
30.9° / 27.8°
32 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.1° / 27.7°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
Fri
31° / 27.6°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Sat
31° / 27.9°
36 km/h · 1 m
Sun
30.9° / 27.3°
38 km/h · 1.1 m
Mon
29.7° / 26.7°
35 km/h · 1 m
About this site
Catalog

Sha'ab Abu Nuhas is a treacherous shallow reef north of Shadwan Island, around two to two-and-a-half hours from El Gouna, that has claimed more ships than any reef in the Red Sea. Its northern face is a graveyard of four major wrecks, while the sheltered southern side offers easy coral-garden diving. The reef itself bristles with hard corals, glassfish caverns and turtles.

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
27.5670° N · 33.9170° E
Gallery
1 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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