Gamul Soraya
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
82Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Sea: flat, Visibility about 20 m, Water 27 °C
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 286, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 480, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 783, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 981, good
- Tue 1048, fair
- Wed 1179, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 4kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 80, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 15kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 83, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 21kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 81, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | 0.6 m | 18 kn | 28knboats in | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 79, good | 0.5 m | 14 kn | 25kn | 24°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 05:23 −0.4 mHigh 12:02 +0.2 mLow 18:24 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:35 +0.1 mLow 06:45 −0.3 mHigh 13:17 +0.2 mLow 19:42 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:55 +0.2 mLow 08:01 −0.3 mHigh 14:24 +0.2 mLow 20:47 −0.4 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
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Photos of Gamul Soraya
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Gamul Soraya
A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 13 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.8 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Soma Bay. Within 5 km we also list 8 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 13 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.8 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, 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$792–US$1,600 each
about US$792–US$1,600 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, 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 SSH, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$664–US$1,380 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$101 |
| Total | about US$792–US$1,600 |
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: Soma Bay
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about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Soma Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$20 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 23h 30m
About 23h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 2h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Soma Bay · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Soma Bay · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Shams Diving Centers 4.8 kmPADI
Dimensions Bleues-Ducks 4.9 kmPADI
Volkert Dive Center 5.0 km
Orca Dive Club Safaga 5.4 km
ORCA Dive Club 5.6 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 23 records.
Day octopus Octopus cyaneaOctopus
Seen in 5 records.
Red Sea clownfish Amphiprion bicinctus
Seen in 30 records.
Parapercis hexophtalmaSandperches
Seen in 22 records.
Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Seen in 21 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Red Sea bannerfish Heniochus intermedius
Seen in 20 records.
Naso elegansTangs
Seen in 15 records.
Sling-jaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator
Seen in 14 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Pomacentrus sulfureusDamselfishes
Seen in 14 records, mostly Nov to Apr.
Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus
Seen in 14 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Burnt Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus
Seen in 13 records, mostly Sep to Nov.
Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus
Seen in 12 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
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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