Umm Gamar
Hurghada

Umm Gamar.

Crescent island wall with southern pinnacles

Depth8–35 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyIntermediate
RegionHurghada
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
20-30 m
Visibility
Mild to moderate, drift
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Currents on the wall
Depth on the drop-off
Boat traffic
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
9 km/h N
Air
27.8°C
Water
27.8°C
Waves
0.1 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 22:00 · Low 16:00
Next 24 hours
10h
27.2°
10 km/h
11h
26.7°
10 km/h
12h
27.1°
12 km/h
13h
28.2°
15 km/h
14h
29.2°
17 km/h
15h
28.6°
15 km/h
16h
27.8°
11 km/h
17h
27.7°
9 km/h
18h
27.7°
12 km/h
19h
28.7°
15 km/h
20h
29.4°
17 km/h
21h
29.7°
16 km/h
22h
29.8°
12 km/h
23h
29.8°
8 km/h
00h
29.9°
6 km/h
01h
30.1°
2 km/h
02h
30°
1 km/h
03h
29.7°
9 km/h
04h
29.5°
10 km/h
05h
29.2°
11 km/h
06h
28.9°
12 km/h
07h
28.7°
11 km/h
08h
28.5°
10 km/h
09h
28.1°
11 km/h
Sat
30.1° / 26.7°
17 km/h · 0.2 m
Sun
31.3° / 25.8°
16 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
32.1° / 27.5°
28 km/h · 0.7 m
Tue
31.9° / 27.9°
34 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
31.9° / 28.8°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
Thu
31.9° / 28.9°
28 km/h · 0.7 m
Fri
31.7° / 29.4°
33 km/h · 0.6 m
About this site

Umm Gamar (Mother of the Moon) is a crescent-shaped island topped by a lighthouse, about 30-40 minutes north of Hurghada. The east side is a classic wall dive dropping from a 14 m reef shelf into a steep slope, while the south end features three pinnacles and an erg around 22 m on a sandy plateau. Expect groupers, morays, glassfish, occasional reef sharks on the deep wall and turtles along the shallows.

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
27.3543° N · 33.9152° E
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