Um El Sheikh
Protected Area
Tourism Development Area II
Why dive here
Um El Sheikh is a dive where divers can encounter dolphins, humpback whales, oceanic whitetip sharks, sea turtles and spinner dolphins. Water ranges 23-31°C, warmest July, August, September.
Um El Sheikh in Marsa Alam gives you a decent shallow dive, a nice break from some of the deeper sites. We’ve found the seagrass beds here pretty interesting, not just a filler, especially with those clump seagrass and cymodocea patches. Keep an eye out for bluestripe pipefish, they blend in well. It’s also a site where we've seen various dolphins pass through, particularly the bridled and Indian Ocean bottlenose. We'd suggest it for an easy second dive, or if you're looking for something calm.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Um El Sheikh
Um El Sheikh Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Um El Sheikh, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (24.21, 35.56) (1km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
29°C
83°F · Range: 27.3–30°C
Current Speed
3.61 cm/s
Direction: SE (146.3°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.07 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
38.47 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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