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Kormoran
Dive site · Egypt
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 22knboats in
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 28knboats in
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 178, good
- Mon 280, good
- Tue 377, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 579, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 916, poor
- Tue 1016, poor
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Nswell 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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 7kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 80, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 77, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 14kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | 0.4 m | 15 kn | 22knboats in | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 19kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 22kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 0.2 mflat | 13 kn | 28knboats in | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, poor | 0.4 m | 24 kn | 38knboats in | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, poor | 0.4 m | 25 kn | 35knboats in | 23°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:23 −0.4 mHigh 11:06 +0.2 mLow 17:07 −0.3 mHigh 23:21 +0.1 m
- 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
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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kormoran
A wreck dive. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.3 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 14 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.3 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$791–US$1,600 each
about US$791–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 30 October 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$663–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$80 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$100 |
| Total | about US$791–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
34 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 30 October 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
Flights ORD → SSH on your dates · Skyscanner
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 5.3 km
PADI Diving center 9.3 km
Extra Divers Ras Nasrani 9.6 km
Umbi Diving Village 13 km
جولد ستارز دايفنج سنتر 13 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
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility about 10 m, greener than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.