Small Giftun Island
Why dive here
With 42+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, humpback whales, seahorses, spinner dolphins and whale sharks - Small Giftun Island offers some of Hurghada's richest diving. Water ranges 21-29°C, warmest July, August, September.
Small Giftun is a staple of Hurghada diving, and for good reason. We’ve found the drift dives here consistently rewarding, especially along the walls that plunge past 100 meters. You’re often carried past a procession of soft corals and gorgonians, with big pelagics like tuna sometimes cruising in the blue. Keep an eye out on the plateaus too; we’ve had some cracking encounters with resident moray eels and the occasional turtle here. It’s a site that works well for divers comfortable with current, offering a varied dive depending on your entry point.
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Diving Club Golden Dolphin
Golden Dolphin Diving Centre
Blue Water Dive Resort
Tauchen unter Freunden
Swiss Wellness Dive Resort
Sea Serpent Fleet
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Small Giftun Island
Small Giftun Island Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Small Giftun Island, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (27.25, 33.89) (1km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
27°C
80°F · Range: 25.2–28°C
Current Speed
29.43 cm/s
Direction: S (170.2°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.069 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
38.69 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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