Gota El Dir
Protected Area
شعاب البحر الأحمر
Why dive here
With 57+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, humpback whales, octopuses, seahorses and spinner dolphins - Gota El Dir offers some of El Gouna's richest reef diving. Water ranges 21-28°C, warmest July, August, September.
Gota El Dir sits just a short boat ride from El Gouna, about 30 minutes out. It's a shallow coral reef, dropping to a maximum of 15 metres, which makes it a comfortable spot for newer divers or for getting reacquainted with your buoyancy. We’ve found the visibility here often hits a decent 20 metres or so, enough to clearly pick out the parrotfish and puffers drifting over the corals. Keep an eye out for the resident morays peering from their hideouts. You might even catch a glimpse of an eagle ray gliding past in the blue. It’s a site that really works well for a relaxed dive, and frankly, a snorkel too if you’ve got non-diving friends along.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Gota El Dir
Gota El Dir Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Gota El Dir, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (27.8, 33.58) (11km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
26°C
79°F · Range: 25–27°C
Current Speed
19.42 cm/s
Direction: SE (145.5°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.069 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
38.94 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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