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Extra Divers Makadi Bay

SSI Dive Resort 📍 Makadi Bay, Egypt ★★★★½ 4.7 (308 reviews)

Photo: Alexander Popovkin · CC0 · via iNaturalist

Extra Divers Makadi Bay is a dive centre located in Makadi Bay, Egypt, on the Red Sea coast. Founded in 1998, it offers fun diving for certified divers and operates both boat and shore diving. The centre provides nitrox for those who want it.

Diving with Extra Divers Makadi Bay

Diving here includes both boat and shore options, with nitrox available. It suits divers looking for a straightforward Red Sea diving experience.

On Google it holds an average rating of 4.7 from 308 reviews.

Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May.

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At a glance

  • One of 16 SSI centres listed in Hurghada (34 dive centres there in total)
  • 1 dive sites within 60 km: Casus Soraya (53 km)
Certification SSI Dive Resort
Location Makadi Bay, Egypt
Address Unnamed Rd، Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960360, Egypt
Google Rating ★★★★½ 4.7 308 reviews
GPS 26.9870°, 33.9068°
Operator ID 0bf64ad0-f5f3-46f0-b9ae-b17b476ba530

Sea temperature through the year

Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Extra Divers Makadi Bay, Makadi Bay, Egypt, by calendar month. The water is warmest in August at 29.7 °C and coldest in February at 22.3 °C, a spread of 7.4 kelvin over the year. 6 of the twelve months average 25 °C or more.

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature (°C)23.522.322.623.424.827.029.029.728.627.326.224.6

By season, the four quarterly averages at this location are spring (March to May) 23.6 °C, summer (June to August) 28.6 °C, autumn (September to November) 27.4 °C and winter (December to February) 23.5 °C. The months that average 25 °C or more are June, July, August, September, October and November.

Sea surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine (CC BY 4.0), daily model means 2022-11 to 2024-12, sampled at the coordinates of this dive centre. Values are monthly averages of the daily means, not forecasts.

Marine life recorded in this area

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.

Doublebar Bream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)
Doublebar Bream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus no rights reserved · CC0 · observation
Indian Lionfish (Pterois miles)
Indian Lionfish Pterois miles A fish with long, banded pectoral fins and venomous dorsal spines, often seen hovering motionless or drifting slowly.to 35 cm · 1-50 m · day and nightreefs, rubble, and artificial structuresLook for it under ledges or in crevices during the day; at night it hunts more actively in the open. no rights reserved · CC0 · observation
Crenulated Auger (Oxymeris crenulata)
Crenulated Auger Oxymeris crenulata (c) Christian Berg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · observation
White-spotted Puffer (Arothron hispidus)
White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus A large, robust pufferfish with a greyish body covered in small white spots and a pale belly. It has a distinctive dark ring around the mouth.to 50 cm · 1-30 m · day and nightlagoon and seaward reefs, often near rubble or seagrassOften solitary and slow-moving. It may inflate if harassed, so observe from a distance. (c) Christian Berg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · observation