El Gouna

Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House).

Horseshoe reef with resident bottlenose dolphins
Depth5–18 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyNovice
RegionEl Gouna
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
15-30 m
Visibility
Mild
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Boat traffic in the lagoon·Respect dolphins - no chasing·Occasional surface chop on outer reef
Depth & your standing
5–18 m
Site depth range
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Marginal
Wind
34 km/h N
Air
26.9°C
Water
26.5°C
Waves
0.8 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 22:00 · Low 04:00
Next 24 hours
19h
27°
35 km/h
20h
26.9°
33 km/h
21h
26.6°
32 km/h
22h
26°
35 km/h
23h
26°
36 km/h
00h
26°
35 km/h
01h
26°
34 km/h
02h
25.9°
34 km/h
03h
25.7°
31 km/h
04h
25.5°
30 km/h
05h
25.2°
31 km/h
06h
24.7°
35 km/h
07h
24.3°
34 km/h
08h
24.1°
33 km/h
09h
24.1°
32 km/h
10h
24.3°
31 km/h
11h
24.7°
29 km/h
12h
25.1°
27 km/h
13h
25.5°
27 km/h
14h
25.8°
25 km/h
15h
26.1°
24 km/h
16h
26.4°
26 km/h
17h
26.6°
30 km/h
18h
26.9°
32 km/h
Fri
27° / 25.1°
36 km/h · 0.8 m
Sat
27° / 24.1°
35 km/h · 0.6 m
Sun
26.6° / 24°
37 km/h · 0.7 m
Mon
26.6° / 23.4°
40 km/h · 0.9 m
Tue
25.3° / 23°
40 km/h · 1 m
Wed
27.6° / 23°
40 km/h · 1 m
Thu
28.6° / 22.3°
27 km/h · 0.9 m
About this site
Catalog

A large horseshoe-shaped reef system roughly an hour north of El Gouna, Shaab El Erg is famous for the resident pod of bottlenose dolphins that rest and play in its sheltered lagoon channel. The shallow inner reef and sandy patches make for easy, relaxed diving rich with hard corals, turtles and napoleon wrasse. It is the signature dolphin encounter of the northern Hurghada coast.

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
27.4102° N · 33.8640° E
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
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