Carraba
27.9507°N 34.4092°E · reef
Carraba is a dive site in Red Sea, Middle East.
Overview
Carraba is a dive site in the Hurghada / Na’ama Bay coastal area of the northern Red Sea (coordinates 27.95°N, 34.41°E), consistent with a position in the reef system north of Hurghada toward Sahl Hasheesh and Soma Bay. The name does not appear prominently in major English-language dive databases, suggesting it may be a locally used name for a smaller reef or section of a larger reef complex. Dedicated site-specific sources were not located for this entry.
No site-specific dive sources were found for Carraba. The following is based on the general character of the northern Red Sea reef system at this location.
The northern Hurghada coastline features fringing coral reefs with typical structure: shallow reef tops at 3–8 m, sloping walls and coral pinnacles at 10–25 m, and sandy bottoms beyond. Marine life typical of the area includes anthias, butterflyfish, angelfish, moray eels, blue-spotted stingrays, and occasional Napoleon wrasse. The site is a shore or boat dive in calm inshore waters; conditions are generally mild with light current.
Site Information
- Location: Northern Hurghada / Sahl Hasheesh area, northern Red Sea
- Entry Type: Shore entry
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: ~25 m
No site-specific dive sources were located for Carraba. Description reflects general characteristics of the northern Red Sea reef system at this location. Last updated 2026-05-17.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
214 verified species observations (102 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1968 and 2020, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Grampus griseus · Risso's dolphin
- Stenella attenuata · Pantropical spotted dolphin
- Rhincodon typus · Whale Shark
- Tursiops truncatus · Common bottlenose dolphin
- Tursiops · Bottlenose dolphins
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Stenella · Spinner dolphins
- Silhouettea aegyptia
- Trimma flavicaudatum
- Bathygobius fuscus
- Istigobius decoratus
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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