Sha'ab Rumi is a reef in the Port Sudan area carrying one of the most significant histories in diving: Jacques-Yves Cousteau used it as the base for his Conshelf II underwater habitat experiment in the nineteen-sixties, and remnants of that underwater village remain on the site. All four sites in our database are advanced-only, reached by boat, with depths ranging from the shallows down to seventy metres at Roman Reef. Strong currents and surge are consistent features. Sharks are a headline draw, with silvertip and blacktip reef species recorded alongside whale sharks, and the South Plateau is widely regarded as among the most complete dive sites in Sudan. Ten operators serve the area.
Monthly water temperature across Sha'ab Rumi's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Temperatures remain in the mid-to-high twenties from winter through spring, which is the cooler end of the range, before warming to around thirty degrees through summer and early autumn. Sha'ab Rumi's sites carry consistently strong currents regardless of season, so water temperature is rarely the deciding factor in planning a visit.
9 operators
Water temperature around Sha'ab Rumi ranges from about 26°C in January to 30°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 30°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Sha'ab Rumi; in the coldest months (about 26°C) step up to a 3mm full suit.
Fin maps 4 sites in Sha'ab Rumi (4 scuba diving sites).
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