Habili Gaffar
St John's

Habili Gaffar.

Central submerged reef rising from the deep blue

Depth4–40 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionSt John's
Conditions
24–29°C
Water temp
25–40 m
Visibility
Moderate to strong, often drift
Current
Summer (Jun–Sep)
Best season
Hazards & safety
Strong currents·Depth temptation on steep walls·Open-water exposure·Pelagic shark encounters
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
21 km/h NE
Air
31.6°C
Water
31.4°C
Waves
0.5 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 21:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
16h
31.5°
20 km/h
17h
31.1°
21 km/h
18h
30.9°
21 km/h
19h
31.1°
21 km/h
20h
31.2°
17 km/h
21h
31.1°
18 km/h
22h
31.1°
20 km/h
23h
31.2°
22 km/h
00h
31.4°
22 km/h
01h
31.6°
22 km/h
02h
31.6°
21 km/h
03h
31.9°
20 km/h
04h
32°
18 km/h
05h
32°
18 km/h
06h
31.8°
19 km/h
07h
31.6°
19 km/h
08h
31.8°
16 km/h
09h
31.9°
13 km/h
10h
32.2°
13 km/h
11h
32.6°
16 km/h
12h
32.3°
21 km/h
13h
31.8°
20 km/h
14h
31.7°
15 km/h
15h
31.8°
13 km/h
Tue
32° / 30.8°
24 km/h · 0.5 m
Wed
32.6° / 30.8°
22 km/h · 0.4 m
Thu
32.6° / 30.6°
26 km/h · 0.5 m
Fri
32.5° / 31°
30 km/h · 0.7 m
Sat
32.6° / 31.4°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
Sun
32.9° / 30.7°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Mon
31.5° / 30.7°
18 km/h · 0.4 m
About this site
Catalog

Habili Gaffar (also spelled Jaffar) is a submerged pinnacle at the heart of St John's, rising from over 100 m to within a few metres of the surface with a ledge around 70 m. Its current-swept slopes are smothered in soft corals and gorgonians, attracting grey reef sharks, tuna, snappers and the occasional pelagic shark. Visibility is usually superb, making it a favourite blue-water dive.

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
23.5023° N · 35.8227° E
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
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