Conditions
Hazards & safety
Strong unpredictable currents
Open-water exposure with no shelter
Pelagic shark encounters
Remote location, far from help
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
17 km/h SE
Air
29.9°C
Water
30.4°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 22:00 · Low 16:00
Next 24 hours
10h
30.2°
17 km/h
11h
30.3°
14 km/h
12h
30.6°
10 km/h
13h
31.3°
10 km/h
14h
31.5°
10 km/h
15h
31.6°
14 km/h
16h
30.8°
16 km/h
17h
30.9°
16 km/h
18h
31.1°
14 km/h
19h
31.1°
13 km/h
20h
31.1°
15 km/h
21h
30.4°
14 km/h
22h
30.3°
8 km/h
23h
30.2°
6 km/h
00h
30.1°
5 km/h
01h
30.2°
5 km/h
02h
30.3°
6 km/h
03h
30.3°
6 km/h
04h
30.2°
8 km/h
05h
30°
8 km/h
06h
30°
7 km/h
07h
30.1°
7 km/h
08h
30.1°
8 km/h
09h
30.3°
10 km/h
Sat
31.6° / 29.7°
17 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
32.1° / 30°
22 km/h · 0.2 m
Mon
32.4° / 31.2°
29 km/h · 0.7 m
Tue
33.1° / 31.3°
34 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
32.2° / 30.3°
23 km/h · 0.5 m
Thu
31.6° / 30.2°
16 km/h · 0.3 m
Fri
31.4° / 30.5°
16 km/h · 0.1 m
About this site
Habili Ali is an isolated oval submerged reef in the far south of St John's, rising from depths beyond 70 m and famous for some of the richest soft-coral growth in the Egyptian Red Sea. Strong currents draw grey reef sharks, schooling jacks, snappers and barracuda, with seasonal oceanic whitetips, hammerheads and mantas patrolling the blue. As a fully exposed offshore habili it is only diveable in calm conditions.
What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatusHighDogtooth TunaGymnosarda unicolorHighGrey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosHighRed Sea (Scalefin) AnthiasPseudanthias squamipinnisHighGreat BarracudaSphyraena barracudaModerateScalloped Hammerhead SharkSphyrna lewiniModerateSilvertip SharkCarcharhinus albimarginatusLow
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus Year-round0.5–0.85m
Dogtooth Tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor Year-round0.8–2.0m
Grey Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Year-round1.5–2.0m
Red Sea (Scalefin) Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Year-round0.07–0.15m
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda Year-round1.0–1.8m
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna lewini Summer Early morning2.5–4.0m
Silvertip Shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Year-round2.0–3.0m
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.