Bluff Point - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Bluff Point

Dive site: Bluff Point

Location: Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh to Hurghada

Dive type: Wall dive, reef dive, boat dive, naturist dive, wreck dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: The average visibility at Bluff Point is 20m / 65 ft.

Depth: The maximum depth at Bluff Point exceeds 30m / 100ft. Average depth is 20m / 65ft.

Water temperature: Seasonal changes affect the water temperatures at Bluff Point, and water temperatures therefore differ from 20° C (68°F) in February to around 27° C (81° F) in September.

Dive site information: Bluff Point is located at the northeast end of an island called Gubal Seghira and protrudes into the Straits of Gubal. The scuba diving usually takes place along the east coast of the island. The reef is in the shape of a steep wall and includes some cliff-like sections, caves and cavelets. One of the largest caves is located just off the lighthouse. The wreck of a barge can also be found at Bluff Point. The area between the wreck and the large cave often experience complex currents, so don’t swim to far from the reef here. If you like wreck diving, you can also check out the wreck of a cargo ship that carried electrical goods when she sunk a few hundred meters north of the lighthouse. This is also a good spot to see nice corals.

Marine life: Coral coverage is good and the diversity of hard and soft corals impressing, along the entire reef as well as on the wrecks. Many coral enthusiasts are fascinated by the abundance of antipatharian black coral bushes found here. There are also some fine patches of dendronephthia soft corals and several stony corals. Fish and other marine animals thrive here as well, and Bluff Point is well-known for the turtles, the jacks and the bottlenose dolphins.