Staying Home Sucks, home
Omari Mosque in Gaza City
Gaza, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

אמיר פארוק

Dive site · State of Palestine

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
26°C

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
24°C

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
24°C

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
23°C

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
23°C

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Sea
1.4 m
Wind
14 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
22°C

Sun 8 · 43 out of 100

Sea
2.3 m
Wind
18 kn
Gusts
31kn
Air
22°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 181, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 481, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 772, good
  8. Sun 843, poor
  9. Mon 974, good
  10. Tue 1079, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 24 °C5 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NWswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at אמיר פארוק
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov81, good0.4 m3 kn7kn24°C
Mon 2Nov81, good0.2 mflat3 kn6kn26°C
Tue 3Nov79, good0.5 m7 kn12kn24°C
Wed 4Nov81, good0.2 mflat5 kn8kn24°C
Thu 5Nov78, good0.8 m5 kn8kn23°C
Fri 6Nov77, good0.8 m11 kn15kn23°C
Sat 7Nov72, good1.4 m14 kn21kn22°C
Sun 8Nov43, poor2.3 m18 kn31kn22°C
Mon 9Nov74, good1.4 m12 kn18kn21°C
Tue 10Nov79, good0.8 m2 kn14kn21°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 NovHigh 01:44 +0.1 mLow 08:43 −0.1 mHigh 16:06 +0.1 mLow 21:22 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:57 +0.1 mLow 10:41 −0.1 mHigh 17:43 +0.1 mLow 23:44 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:43 +0.1 mLow 12:06 −0.1 mHigh 18:41 +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

No month stands out

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About אמיר פארוק

A wreck dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. 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). The town to stay in is Gaza.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

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, Jun and Jul (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$1,170–US$2,260 each

about US$1,170–US$2,260 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to TLV, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$643–US$1,340
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,260

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: Gaza

Closest

Gaza

30 min by car · 2 places to stay

See 2 places to stay in Gaza · Booking.com

About Gaza its beds, food and every spot near it

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 18h 40m

About 18h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → TLV, direct, then 1h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 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.