PUTSKER
Dive site · Israel
Is it worth the trip?
66Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 52 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 282, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 756, fair
- Sun 850, fair
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1079, good
- Wed 1181, good
The site in six facts
- Down to 15 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 24 °C5 mm wetsuit
- Faces Wswell from there reaches it
- Best Jun–Aug, Oct7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 82, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 11kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 7kn | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 1.0 m | 5 kn | 11kn | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 19kn | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 56, fair | 1.0 m | 0 kn | 10kn | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 50, fair | 1.1 m | 6 kn | 14kn | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 1.0 m | 11 kn | 21kn | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 79, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 22kn | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 81, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 12kn | 22°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 NovHigh 03:21 +0.1 mLow 10:50 −0.1 mHigh 17:44 +0.1 mLow 23:14 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:32 +0.1 mLow 12:09 −0.1 mHigh 18:45 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:36 −0.1 mHigh 06:49 +0.1 mLow 13:01 −0.1 mHigh 19:24 +0.1 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.
Best time to go
best Jun–Aug, Oct
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of PUTSKER
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About PUTSKER
A reef dive. It goes down to 15 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July, August and October, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Liman. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 7 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 15 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.4 km away.
Water about 24°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 25 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$1,490–US$2,820 each
about US$1,490–US$2,820 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 TLV, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$644–US$1,340 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$161–US$268 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$537 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$362–US$671 |
| Total | about US$1,490–US$2,820 |
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: Liman
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about 10 min by car · 17 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Liman 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 30m
About 19h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TLV, direct, then 2h 25m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Liman · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Liman · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Long-spined sea urchin Diadema setosum
Seen in 25 records, mostly May to Sep.
Ornate wrasse Thalassoma pavo
Seen in 9 records.
Giant goby Gobius cobitis
Seen in 6 records.
Snakelocks anemone Anemonia viridis
Seen in 5 records.
Spotback herring Herklotsichthys punctatus
Seen in 5 records.
Lagocephalus suezensisPuffers
Seen in 5 records.
Red Sea hardyhead silverside Atherinomorus forskalii
Seen in 4 records.
Bogue Boops boops
Seen in 4 records.
Striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus
Seen in 4 records.
Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli
Seen in 4 records.
Mottled shore crab Pachygrapsus transversus
Seen in 4 records.
Spanish sea-bream Pagellus acarne
Seen in 4 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; Fish and marine invertebrates from the Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Sea; Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (SMNHTAU) Vertebrates; Macrofauna of the Mediterranean lsraeli shallow shelf-monitoring; INSDC Sequences. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.