Nabeq - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Nabeq

Dive site: Nabeq

Location: Egypt, North Sinai

Dive type: Reef dive, shore dive, boat dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: The underwater visibility at Nabeq average at 15 m / 50 ft.

Depth: The maximum depth at Nabeq exceeds 18 m / 60 ft. The average depth is 10 m / 33 ft.

Water temperature: The water temperatures in the Nabeq region changes according to season. The coldest month of the year is February, when temperatures stay at 20° C /68° F. September is the warmest month, and the water temperatures around Nabeq will then average around 27° C / 81° F.

Dive site information: The Nabeq dive site consists of a larger collection of coral heads, blocks and pinnacles. They are composed by many different kinds of soft and hard corals, and some of them are so tall they almost reach the surface. Scuba diving here is almost like entering a labyrinthine and you can spend several dives exploring the under water world among these scattered blocks of coral. The bottom is sandy and filled with eel grass.

Marine life: The corals attracts a broad spectrum of reef fish, including rabbitfish, trigger and lacks. Turtles also like to frequent the area. Each coral head is in a way isolated from the others, so the fish is more concentrated than at a normal reef dive.