Sha'ab Maksur

Egyptreef18 m maxintermediate

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Conditions

Satellite view of Sha'ab Maksur

Sha'ab MaksurEgypt · 18 m

Fair · 4/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind18 kn NNW

Current~0.6 kn SE · model

Swell

0.3 m · 5s · N

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

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Sunrise 05:26 AM · Sunset 05:32 PM local

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On-face swell 0.5 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

Sha'ab Maksur is a reef site in Egypt's Red Sea, situated off the country's east coast. It has a maximum depth of around 18 metres and is generally considered an intermediate dive. Divers have reported encounters here with dolphins, hammerhead sharks, manta rays, sea turtles, and whale sharks, though such open-water species are not something to expect on every 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.

Whale sharkWhale sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Linedcheek WrasseOxycheilinus digrammaReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin GoatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensisReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed

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