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: Good
Wind
13 km/h W
Air
30.2°C
Water
27.7°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
00h
30.1°
16 km/h
01h
29.7°
17 km/h
02h
29.4°
17 km/h
03h
29.1°
16 km/h
04h
28.5°
13 km/h
05h
27.9°
12 km/h
06h
27.6°
12 km/h
07h
27.7°
12 km/h
08h
27.6°
10 km/h
09h
27.9°
10 km/h
10h
28.1°
12 km/h
11h
28.4°
12 km/h
12h
28.8°
9 km/h
13h
29.4°
12 km/h
14h
29.9°
16 km/h
15h
30.2°
17 km/h
16h
30.6°
13 km/h
17h
30.5°
12 km/h
18h
30.1°
14 km/h
19h
29.7°
15 km/h
20h
29.5°
17 km/h
21h
29.6°
20 km/h
22h
29.5°
18 km/h
23h
29.5°
16 km/h
Fri
30.9° / 27.7°
27 km/h · 0.5 m
Sat
30.6° / 27.6°
20 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
31.1° / 28°
14 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
32.9° / 27.6°
39 km/h · 0.7 m
Tue
31.2° / 27.8°
37 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
31.4° / 28.1°
37 km/h · 0.8 m
Thu
31.3° / 28.7°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
About this site

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
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Divers who've dived here
1 diver
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@Ziad-Habiba
Snorkeller·7/16/2026
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1 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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