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SS Thistlegorm

Northern Red Sea, Egypt · 16–32m · advanced · semi

WWII cargo ship still loaded with trucks, motorbikes, and rifles — the world's most famous wreck dive.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 0.9m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.9–1.2m
Wave period
3.9–4.5s
Wind chop
0.8–1.2m
Sea temp
27.4–27.6°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 — 0.9m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • SundayPoor — 0.7m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • MondayPoor — decent morning demoted one level because conditions deteriorate over the ride-home window.poor

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 for a rough sea state, with raw wave heights of 0.9 to 1.2m forecast. You'll need to be comfortable working in choppy water and managing entry and exit. The wreck itself lies within advanced diving depths of 16 to 32 metres, so plan your bottom time and gas accordingly.

Divers commonly log Red Sea anemonefish, bluespotted fantail rays, and giant morays here, along with various anthias and parrotfish species. The sea temperature sits at 27.4 to 27.6°C. Given the chop today, focus on solid buoyancy control and stay close to your team. An advanced certification is the minimum requirement.

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.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.