The Suakin Archipelago sits south of Port Sudan in the Red Sea, a scatter of hundreds of islets and coral reefs that remains relatively unexplored and is considered frontier diving. All sites are reached by boat, with no shore access, and the area suits intermediate to advanced divers. The topography is varied: drop-offs, walls, pinnacles, and shallow reef tops appear across the nine sites in our database, with depths ranging from the shallows down to fifty metres. Currents can shift quickly, particularly around wall and pinnacle structures. Species recorded here include silvertip and whitetip reef sharks, whale sharks, blacktip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, and green sea turtles. The best time to visit is June to October.
Monthly water temperature across Suakin Archipelago's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures stay warm throughout the year, dipping to the mid-twenties in the cooler winter months and climbing to the low thirties by late summer and autumn. The June to October window is cited as the primary season for visiting the archipelago, when conditions favour liveaboard access to the more remote sites.
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Water temperature around Suakin Archipelago ranges from about 26°C in February to 31°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 31°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Suakin Archipelago; in the coldest months (about 26°C) step up to a 3mm full suit.
Fin maps 9 sites in Suakin Archipelago (9 scuba diving sites).
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