Marsa Selmi
23.3862°N 35.8058°E · reef
Marsa Selmi is a bay dive site in the deep south Red Sea, near the Hamata / Berenice area (lat 23.39, lng 35.81). Marsa in Arabic means “bay” or “inlet.” The site is within the range of the Fury Shoals / deep south Red Sea liveaboard itineraries, approximately south of Wadi El Gemal National Park.
Overview
The coordinates place Marsa Selmi in the deep south Red Sea, a remote area characterised by very limited dive traffic and pristine reef conditions. The broader deep south region features bays with coral gardens and walls on either side, seagrass beds in central bay areas, and high marine biodiversity. No specific named dive site documentation for “Marsa Selmi” was found in available English-language dive sources; this entry may represent a locally-named bay used as an anchorage or dive site by liveaboard operators working the deep south itinerary.
Site Information
- Location: Deep south Red Sea, Hamata / Berenice area, Egypt
- Entry Type: Shore entry
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 25 meters
Additional Resources
- Last Updated: 2026-05-17
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
26 verified species observations (6 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 2005 and 2012, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Stenella attenuata · Pantropical spotted dolphin
- Tursiops truncatus · Common bottlenose dolphin
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Grampus griseus · Risso's dolphin
- Balaenoptera edeni · Eden's whale
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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