Hamra
25.5819°N 34.6323°E · reef
Hamra is a reef dive site on the Egyptian Red Sea coast in the Port Ghalib / El Quseir area (lat 25.58, lng 34.63). It is listed as a speedboat-accessible site approximately 10 minutes south from the Port Ghalib / Coraya Bay dive centre jetty.
Overview
Hamra sits within the broader El Quseir to Marsa Alam coastal diving zone, an area known for healthy fringing and offshore reefs. Sites in this corridor are accessible by speedboat and feature the coral diversity typical of the central Egyptian Red Sea. The Port Ghalib / El Quseir area is documented to feature reefs suitable for encountering oceanic whitetip sharks, hammerhead sharks, rays, Napoleon fish, and large barracudas on the better offshore sites; closer coastal sites like Hamra provide sheltered reef diving. No detailed site-specific documentation for “Hamra” was found in English-language dive sources beyond its listing in operator schedules.
Site Information
- Location: Port Ghalib / El Quseir area, Red Sea, Egypt — ~10 minutes south of Port Ghalib by speedboat
- Entry Type: Shore entry
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 25 meters
Additional Resources
- Last Updated: 2026-05-17
Sources: Coraya Divers – Dive Spots. Hamra listed as a speedboat site from Port Ghalib area. No detailed site-specific description was found. Last updated 2026-05-17.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
5 verified species observations (3 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1999 and 2007, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Haliotis pustulata
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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