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St John's Habili Gaffar

Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Boat entryRash guard or 2mm shorty typical

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St John's Habili Gaffar at a glance

St John's Habili Gaffar is a boat dive site in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Typically most favorable Jul · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 29°C (84°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Favorable window now· until 19:00 · sunset 18:02

Forecast for this hour · 17:00 · run 20 h ago
0.4 m (1.4 ft)waves — under half a meter expected (waves — about a foot expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 29°C · seasonal avg 29°C ( · Forecast 84°F · seasonal avg 85°F)

Dive windows this week

Lightest wind: Mon
Mon7:00–19:00 favorable

0.5 m waves · 6 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Tue7:00–8:00 favorable, 8:00–10:00 moderate, 10:00–19:00 favorable

0.6 m waves · 10 kn wind (1.9 ft waves · 10 kn wind)

Wed7:00–9:00 favorable, 9:00–12:00 moderate, 12:00–19:00 favorable

0.5 m waves · 11 kn wind (1.5 ft waves · 11 kn wind)

Thu7:00–18:00 favorable

0.6 m waves · 12 kn wind (1.8 ft waves · 12 kn wind)

Fri7:00–18:00 favorable

0.6 m waves · 15 kn wind (1.9 ft waves · 15 kn wind)

Sat7:00–18:00 favorable

0.7 m waves · 14 kn wind (2.4 ft waves · 14 kn wind)

SunNot in the forecast yet

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 6:15 · Sunrise 6:38 · Sunset 18:02 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 5.8 km from site · updated 25 Oct, 20:25 EEST

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

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Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. January, 71% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 25°C (77°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.3 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
  2. February, 54% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (3.9 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
  3. March, 76% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.0 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
  4. April, 76% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 25°C (78°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (2.9 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
  5. May, 76% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (80°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (2.9 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
  6. June, 88% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.2 ft), wind has typically been 14 knots
  7. July, 98% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 31°C (88°F), waves have typically been 0.4 m (1.3 ft), wind has typically been 12 knots, historically most favorable
  8. August, 87% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 32°C (89°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.3 ft), wind has typically been 15 knots
  9. September, 76% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 31°C (87°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
  10. October, 73% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (85°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
  11. November, 82% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (82°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.6 ft), wind has typically been 15 knots
  12. December, 76% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 26°C (79°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots

July has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

  • Longtail Tuna recorded here May (2 records)

    Thunnus tonggolmost recent 2015

  • Reef Manta Ray recorded here May (1 record)

    Mobula alfredimost recent 2013

  • Striped Barracuda recorded here May (1 record)

    Sphyraena obtusatamost recent 2015

Newest record here: 2015. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

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Data updated July 2026

Site details

St John's Habili Gaffar is a dive site located in Egypt. The site is reached by boat.

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