hard Diving Hurghada

Small Giftun

Also known as: Giftun Soghayar Giftun Saghir Little Giftun

Depth Range

18–30m

Boat Ride

80 min

Difficulty

hard

Exposed to current — a technical-diver favourite, not a beginner site

Sea conditions at Small Giftun today

Good for diving

Sea

27.0°C

Waves

0.1 m

Wind

6 kn NW

Air

28°C

Today

0.6 m · 17 kn

Thu 15

0.6 m · 18 kn

Fri 16

0.6 m · 19 kn

Sat 17

0.5 m · 17 kn

Sun 18

0.7 m · 18 kn

Mon 19

0.9 m · 23 kn

Tue 20

0.9 m · 24 kn

Water is 27°C — 3 mm full wetsuit is the usual choice.

Updated 21:04 · Full conditions & 7-day outlook
Forecast data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Model values for the area, not a reading at the reef — your skipper and guide make the call on the day.

A deep plateau (15-25m) giving way to a steep wall popular with technical divers, with a drop-off exceeding 100 metres. A natural drift dive follows the wall south as it widens into a shelf, with huge gorgonian fans forming a dense "jungle" along the drop-off that sways visibly in the current.

What You Might See

Longnose hawkfish Turtles (occasional) Napoleon wrasse Free-swimming moray eels Tuna & barracuda in the blue

Suitable for

Experienced divers only
Advanced certification and logged dives
Deep-dive training useful

Best time to dive here

Divable all year — the Red Sea has no closed season. Water runs from about 22°C in February to 30°C in August, and March–May and September–November give the most comfortable mix of warm water, light wind and good visibility. Conditions at this site: Exposed to current — a technical-diver favourite, not a beginner site

Sea temperature, wind and calm days month by month →

Gallery

Banded pipefish on the sand at Small Giftun

Stingray resting on the seabed at Small Giftun, Hurghada

Blue-spotted stingray on the reef at Small Giftun

Where it is

This site is the highlighted pin; the others are the rest of the reefs around Hurghada. Boat times are from the main harbour and vary with sea conditions.

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