Conditions
Hazards & safety
Moderate to strong current
Open-water exposure
Boat traffic
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
7 km/h S
Air
31.3°C
Water
29.4°C
Waves
0.2 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
23h
31.3°
7 km/h
00h
30.9°
9 km/h
01h
30.3°
8 km/h
02h
30°
9 km/h
03h
29.7°
11 km/h
04h
30°
15 km/h
05h
30.4°
19 km/h
06h
29.8°
18 km/h
07h
30.3°
16 km/h
08h
34.4°
15 km/h
09h
36.7°
15 km/h
10h
37°
14 km/h
11h
36.2°
16 km/h
12h
35.1°
23 km/h
13h
34.9°
22 km/h
14h
34.6°
21 km/h
15h
33.9°
16 km/h
16h
34.1°
12 km/h
17h
33.8°
12 km/h
18h
32.9°
10 km/h
19h
32°
9 km/h
20h
31.3°
8 km/h
21h
31.1°
5 km/h
22h
30.7°
3 km/h
Fri
37.1° / 29.7°
24 km/h · 0.4 m
Sat
37° / 29.7°
23 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
35.7° / 29.9°
18 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
37.7° / 30.7°
32 km/h · 0.4 m
Tue
37° / 31.7°
38 km/h · 1 m
Wed
36.9° / 31.3°
32 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
38.4° / 31.5°
29 km/h · 0.6 m
About this site
Sha'ab Marsa Alam is an offshore reef complex of plateaus and coral pinnacles (ergs) lying out from the town, offering varied drift and pinnacle dives. The reef tops teem with anthias and reef fish, while the deeper edges draw barracuda, trevally and the occasional reef shark. Conditions range from gentle plateau dives to currenty walls suited to more experienced divers.
What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Red Sea (Scalefin) AnthiasPseudanthias squamipinnisHighSuez FusilierCaesio suevicaHighBigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatusModerateGreat BarracudaSphyraena barracudaModerateGreen Sea TurtleChelonia mydasModerateNapoleon (Humphead) WrasseCheilinus undulatusModerateGrey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosLow
Red Sea (Scalefin) Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Year-round0.07–0.15m
Suez Fusilier
Caesio suevica Year-round0.15–0.25m
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus Year-round0.5–0.85m
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda Year-round1.0–1.8m
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas Year-round1.0–1.5m
Napoleon (Humphead) Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus Year-round1.2–2.0m
Grey Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Year-round1.5–2.0m
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.