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Abu Galawa Kebir
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
82Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 286, good
- Tue 386, good
- Wed 475, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 686, good
- Sat 785, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 977, good
- Tue 1078, good
- Wed 1179, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 86, good | 0.1 mflat | 10 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 75, good | 0.5 m | 18 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 76, good | 0.5 m | 17 kn | 24kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 77, good | 0.6 m | 16 kn | 24kn | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 78, good | 0.7 m | 15 kn | 20kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 79, good | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 30kn | 26°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:46 −0.3 mHigh 12:19 +0.1 mLow 18:41 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:47 +0.1 mLow 07:11 −0.3 mHigh 13:32 +0.2 mLow 19:59 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:04 +0.1 mLow 08:25 −0.3 mHigh 14:35 +0.2 mLow 21:02 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of Abu Galawa Kebir
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Abu Galawa Kebir
A wreck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Hamata, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Lahami Bay Beach Resort, البحر الأحمر, 15 km. Nearest beds: Marsa Alam, 116 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 178 km. Within 5 km we also list 7 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Aug, Sep and Oct (about 25 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$758–US$1,550 each
about US$758–US$1,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RMF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$678–US$1,410 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$101 |
| Total | about US$758–US$1,550 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 116 km away
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No town nearby
Hamata, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Lahami Bay Beach Resort, البحر الأحمر, 15 km. Nearest beds: Marsa Alam, 116 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 178 km.
See places to stay near Marsa Alam, 116 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 24h 25m
About 24h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 3h 25m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Abu Galawa Kebir · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Abu Galawa Kebir · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Barakuda Lahami Bay 15 km
Red Sea Diving Safari 15 km
Orca Hamata 17 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymmaRay
Seen in 3 records.
Red Sea bannerfish Heniochus intermedius
Seen in 4 records.
Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
Seen in 3 records.
Joker coral Euphyllia glabrescens
Seen in 3 records.
Meat coral Lobophyllia corymbosa
Seen in 3 records.
Cheek-lined wrasse Oxycheilinus digramma
Seen in 3 records.
Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
Seen in 3 records.
Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus
Seen in 3 records.
Scorpaenopsis diabolusScorpionfishes
Seen in 3 records.
Siganus stellatusRabbitfishes
Seen in 3 records.
Elegant feather star Tropiometra carinata
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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