Gribal
27.5532°N 33.9035°E · reef
Gribal is a dive site located in the northern Red Sea at coordinates placing it in the El Gouna / Hurghada archipelago area, north of Safaga. The name “Gribal” does not appear in major international dive databases or operator listings for this region; it may be a locally used name or a less-documented reef in the El Gouna offshore reef system.
Overview
Based on coordinate position (27.55°N, 33.90°E), Gribal lies within the reef-rich zone north of Safaga and south of El Gouna, an area characterised by offshore coral ergs, lagoons, and fringing reefs. The northern Red Sea in this zone features calm, warm conditions with excellent visibility, diverse coral assemblages, and resident populations of reef fish. No site-specific descriptions from dive operators have been independently located.
Site Information
- Location: El Gouna / Hurghada offshore reef zone, northern Red Sea
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Reef
- Maximum Depth: 25 meters
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
27 verified species observations (11 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1990 and 2012, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Tursiops · Bottlenose dolphins
- Stenella attenuata · Pantropical spotted dolphin
- Grampus griseus · Risso's dolphin
- Conus striatus
- Muricella sayad
- Pseudoparacis erythraeensis
- Verrucella gubalensis
- Acanthogorgia gubalensis
- Astrogorgia milka
- Animalia
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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