Jackson reef
Dive site · Egypt
Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 280, good
- Tue 379, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 578, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 1178, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 17kn | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 24kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 17kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 24kn | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 25kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.4 m | 17 kn | 33kn | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 78, good | 0.2 mflat | 15 kn | 27kn | 26°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:38 −0.4 mHigh 12:21 +0.2 mLow 18:34 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 06:58 −0.3 mHigh 13:33 +0.2 mLow 19:54 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:01 +0.2 mLow 08:11 −0.3 mHigh 14:35 +0.3 mLow 20:59 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jackson reef
A wall dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Sharm El Sheikh. Within 5 km we also list 17 dive sites.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$792–US$1,600 each
about US$792–US$1,600 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SSH, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$664–US$1,380 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$101 |
| Total | about US$792–US$1,600 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Sharm El Sheikh
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about 30 min by car · 123 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Sharm El Sheikh its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$20 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 25m
About 21h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 30 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Sharm El Sheikh · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Sharm El Sheikh · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Diving Center 3.5 km
PADI Diving center 7.0 km
Extra Divers Ras Nasrani 7.2 km
Umbi Diving Village 11 km
جولد ستارز دايفنج سنتر 11 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymmaRay
Seen in 8 records.
Red Sea clownfish Amphiprion bicinctus
Seen in 4 records.
Masked puffer Arothron diadematus
Seen in 4 records.
Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
Seen in 4 records.
Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
Seen in 3 records.
Yellowbar angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.