Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
73Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 26 °C
Mon 2 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 20 kn
- Gusts
- 27knboats in
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 178, good
- Mon 279, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 475, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 668, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1073, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SWswell 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 | 78, good | 0.1 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 79, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 3kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 0.4 m | 14 kn | 21kn | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 16kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 76, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 68, good | 0.4 m | 16 kn | 24kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 17kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 0.5 m | 20 kn | 27knboats in | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 0.4 m | 14 kn | 19knboats in | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 0.3 m | 9 kn | 14kn | 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 04:24 −0.4 mHigh 11:06 +0.3 mLow 17:31 −0.3 mHigh 23:24 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:30 −0.3 mHigh 12:15 +0.3 mLow 18:45 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:46 +0.1 mLow 06:38 −0.3 mHigh 13:22 +0.3 mLow 19:55 −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 Sha ab Ali
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sharm El Sheikh. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away.
Water about 26°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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov and Dec (about 15 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
78 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 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 15m 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
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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 15 m, about usual for the month (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.