Habili Ali
St John's

Habili Ali.

Southernmost soft-coral pinnacle with pelagic action

Depth5–40 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionSt John's
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
20–40 m
Visibility
Moderate to strong, often drift
Current
Summer (Jun–Sep)
Best season
Hazards & safety
Strong unpredictable currents·Open-water exposure with no shelter·Pelagic shark encounters·Remote location, far from help
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
22 km/h N
Air
31.7°C
Water
31.5°C
Waves
0.5 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 21:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
12h
31.7°
22 km/h
13h
31.6°
23 km/h
14h
31.6°
23 km/h
15h
31.4°
22 km/h
16h
31.2°
20 km/h
17h
31.1°
20 km/h
18h
31.1°
18 km/h
19h
31.3°
18 km/h
20h
31.2°
17 km/h
21h
31.2°
20 km/h
22h
31.3°
21 km/h
23h
31.3°
22 km/h
00h
31.5°
23 km/h
01h
31.6°
22 km/h
02h
31.7°
21 km/h
03h
32°
19 km/h
04h
32.2°
19 km/h
05h
32.1°
18 km/h
06h
32°
18 km/h
07h
31.9°
17 km/h
08h
31.9°
15 km/h
09h
32.1°
11 km/h
10h
32.3°
12 km/h
11h
32.6°
17 km/h
Tue
31.9° / 30.9°
23 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
32.6° / 30.9°
23 km/h · 0.4 m
Thu
32.5° / 30.7°
24 km/h · 0.5 m
Fri
32.4° / 31.1°
29 km/h · 0.6 m
Sat
32.5° / 31.3°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
Sun
32.8° / 30.8°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Mon
31.6° / 30.7°
20 km/h · 0.6 m
About this site
Catalog

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
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
23.4570° N · 35.9150° E
Gallery
3 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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