Shaab shabror
24.8909°N 34.9949°E · reef
Shaab Shabror (also spelled Shaab Shabrur) is an offshore reef dive site near Marsa Alam, Egypt, approximately 10 minutes by boat from Marsa Alam marina.
Overview
Shaab Shabror is a coral reef characterised by excellent visibility (typically exceeding 30 m) and low current (under 1 knot), making it accessible for divers of varied experience levels. The site is the perfect place for a drift dive around the reef, surrounded by magnificent coral gardens. A small wreck on the south side adds an additional point of interest to the dive.
Average depth is approximately 20 m, with the maximum reaching 35 m. The reef supports healthy hard and soft coral coverage, and the relatively low number of divers visiting this site compared to the major Marsa Alam sites means the reef is in good condition.
Dive Profile
- Average depth: ~20 m
- Maximum depth: 35 m
- Current: Low (under 1 knot); also suitable as a drift dive
- Visibility: Excellent (over 30 m)
- Entry: Boat (under 10 minutes from Marsa Alam)
- Suitable for: All divers
Marine Life
Groupers, snappers, shoals of bannerfish and jacks. Spinner dolphins occasionally visit the reef. A small wreck on the southern face provides additional habitat for wreck-associated species. Soft and hard corals line the reef wall, with scorpionfish and crocodilefish on the sandy sections.
Sources: Zentacle — Shaab Shabror, Wannadive — Shaab Shabrur. Last updated 2026-05-17.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
47 verified species observations (22 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1964 and 2025, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Tursiops truncatus · Common bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Stenella attenuata · Pantropical spotted dolphin
- Rhincodon typus · Whale Shark
- Favorinus mirabilis · ウツセミミノウミウシ
- Pustularia marerubra
- Gibberulus albus
- Nerita sanguinolenta
- Echinolittorina subnodosa
- Monodonta nebulosa
- Cerithium nesioticum
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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