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Blue Hole (Dahab)

Sinai, Egypt · 5–30m · beginner · semi

Shore-entry sinkhole with a coral saddle at 7m — the recreational rim dive, not the infamous deep arch.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.4–1m
Wave period
2.4–3.9s
Wind chop
0.4–1m
Sea temp
28.1–28.3°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Semi-exposed — partial protection, so swell is scored at three-quarters of its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • FridayPoor — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • SaturdayMarginal — 0.4m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are poor today. Short-period chop is making the water uncomfortable, though raw wave heights of 0.4–1 metre aren't dramatic in themselves. The saddle at 7 metres and the shallow coral work suit beginners on better days, but today's sea state will test your patience on the line and at the site. Water is warm at 28.1–28.3°C, so thermal protection is light work.

Divers commonly log Sulfur Damsels, Lyretail Anthias, and Indian Lionfish here, along with Red Sea Anemonefish, Klunzinger's Wrasse, and Purple Tang. The reef life is reliable even in these conditions. If you choose to dive, expect a bouncy entry and be ready to work for your bottom time.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

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