Orca Dive Club El Gouna
Photo: Alexander Popovkin · CC BY · via iNaturalist
Orca Dive Club El Gouna is a dive centre located at Abu Tig Marina in El Gouna, Egypt, founded in 2004. It is affiliated with SSI and CMAS and offers a range of courses from Try Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver to Divemaster and Science of Diving. The centre suits divers of all levels, including those interested in Enriched Air Nitrox and SSI specialties.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| SSI Explorer | – |
| Try Scuba Diver | – |
| Basic Diver | – |
| Scuba Diver | – |
| Open Water Diver (SSI) | – |
| Enriched Air Nitrox | – |
| Advanced Open Water Diver | – |
| SSI-Specialties | – |
| Stress and Rescue | – |
| Divemaster | – |
| Science of Diving | – |
Diving with Orca Dive Club El Gouna
The centre offers fun diving for certified divers and provides nitrox, which, according to the centre, allows divers to increase bottom times and safety margins. Dive sites visited include the SS Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas, Ghannis D, Kimon M, Chrisoula K, and Carnatic. Services are available in German and English.
On Google it holds an average rating of 4.8 from 211 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May.
At a glance
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Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Orca Dive Club El Gouna, El Gouna, Egypt, by calendar month. The water is warmest in August at 28.8 °C and coldest in February at 18.8 °C, a spread of 10.0 kelvin over the year. 5 of the twelve months average 25 °C or more.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 19.8 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 27.5 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 21.0 |
By season, the four quarterly averages at this location are spring (March to May) 22.4 °C, summer (June to August) 27.9 °C, autumn (September to November) 25.4 °C and winter (December to February) 19.9 °C. The months that average 25 °C or more are June, July, August, September and October.
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.
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