Gassous Bay

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Conditions

Satellite view of Gassous Bay

Gassous BayEgypt · 1 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind8 kn N

Current~0.3 kn SSE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 4s · N

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

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Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:38 PM local

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On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Gassous Bay sits on Egypt's Red Sea coast, in the Marsa Alam area based on its coordinates. It is a very shallow site, with a maximum depth of around 1 metre, making it a beginner level dive.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Linedcheek WrasseOxycheilinus digrammaReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskaliReported here · unconfirmed
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon aurigaReported here · unconfirmed
Clown CorisCoris aygulaReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Ocean CrocodilefishPapilloculiceps longicepsReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed

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