Malag Gubal

Qesm Hurghada, Jubal Island, Red Sea Governorate, Egyptreef

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Conditions

Satellite view of Malag Gubal

Malag GubalJubal Island

Rough · 2/5

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conditions visualisation

Rough2/5

Rough at the surface right now — rough all day, no calm window.

Wind24 kn NW

Current~0.2 kn ESE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · N

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

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Sunrise 05:33 AM · Sunset 05:39 PM local

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On-face swell 0.9 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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About this site

Malag Gubal lies near Jubal Island at the entrance to the Strait of Gubal in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, an area of the Red Sea known for its shipping lane between the Sinai and the Egyptian mainland. Dive operators based out of Hurghada typically reach this stretch of water by boat.

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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.

Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric MorayGymnothorax griseusReported here · unconfirmed
Pyjama SlugChromodoris quadricolorReported here · unconfirmed
Indian ScadDecapterus russelliReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Ocean CrocodilefishPapilloculiceps longicepsReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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