Marsa Elmugabila
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 31°C
Tue 3 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 33°C
Wed 4 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 184, good
- Mon 288, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 487, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 687, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 986, good
- Tue 1084, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 25 °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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 84, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 33°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 87, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 87, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 13kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 86, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 18kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 19kn | 24°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 04:20 −0.4 mHigh 11:04 +0.2 mLow 17:36 −0.3 mHigh 23:20 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:48 −0.4 mHigh 12:20 +0.2 mLow 19:07 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 07:16 −0.3 mHigh 13:32 +0.2 mLow 20:20 −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 Marsa Elmugabila
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, 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. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Eilat. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away.
Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Aug and Sep (over 30 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$784–US$1,590 each
about US$784–US$1,590 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 AQJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$657–US$1,370 |
| 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$784–US$1,590 |
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: Eilat
45 min by car · 195 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Eilat its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$121 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 40m
About 21h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → AQJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Eilat · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Eilat · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
מועדון צלילה סנובה 18 km
سينائي درايفن 18 km
כפר הצוללים 18 km
Almarsa dive center 19 km
Neptune 19 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 20 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.