Tobia Soraya

Qesm Safaga, Red Sea Governorate, Egyptreef18 m maxbeginner

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Conditions

Satellite view of Tobia Soraya

Tobia SorayaQesm Safaga · 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 S · model

Swell

0.1 m · 4s · NNE

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 0.4 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

Tobia Soraya lies among the reef systems off Qesm Safaga, along Egypt's Red Sea coast in the Red Sea Governorate. Sites in this stretch are typically reached by boat from Safaga, a port town known as a base for diving and windsurfing along the central Red Sea. The reef here tops out at around 18 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have reported clownfish, pufferfish, and scorpionfish on the reef, and dolphins have also been spotted in the area.

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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.

PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Masked ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist

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