Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
86Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea: flat, Visibility about 30 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 17 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 188, good
- Mon 290, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 586, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 786, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1046, fair
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NEswell 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 | 88, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 14kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | 0.1 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | 0.6 m | 17 kn | 22kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 86, good | 0.4 m | 11 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | 0.3 m | 8 kn | 18kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 86, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 19kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 0.6 m | 17 kn | 25kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 0.7 m | 21 kn | 28kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 0.8 m | 21 kn | 30knboats in | 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 04:27 −0.3 mHigh 10:54 +0.1 mLow 17:11 −0.3 mHigh 23:20 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:46 −0.3 mHigh 12:12 +0.1 mLow 18:34 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:43 +0.1 mLow 07:06 −0.3 mHigh 13:27 +0.2 mLow 19:49 −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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 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
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 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 and its town
Shaab Sharm (2) on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More diving near here
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- Shaab Nakari 22.1 km away
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- Marsa Nakari North reef 23.2 km away
- Shaab Samadai East 24.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shaab Sharm (2)
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 NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Marsa Alam. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- 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 17 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct (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$804–US$1,630 each
about US$804–US$1,630 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 RMF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$677–US$1,410 |
| 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$804–US$1,630 |
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: Marsa Alam
66 min by car · 32 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Marsa Alam 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 23h 05m
About 23h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → RMF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Marsa Alam · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Marsa Alam · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
TGI Diving 17 km
Reef Diving Club 20 km
Red Sea Diving Safari 23 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 30 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.