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Ship wreck Numidia (1901)2015-05-02 12-44-44 Brothers-5832
عايدة. Photo: W.Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

عايدة

Dive site · Egypt

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Sea: flat, Visibility over 30 m, Water 26 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
27°C

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
27°C

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
26°C

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
13 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
25°C

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
19 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
24°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 189, good
  2. Mon 291, good
  3. Tue 390, good
  4. Wed 489, good
  5. Thu 590, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 789, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1083, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 65 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at عايدة
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov89, good0.2 mflat7 kn12kn26°C
Mon 2Nov91, good0.2 mflat6 kn10kn27°C
Tue 3Nov90, good0.4 m9 kn14kn27°C
Wed 4Nov89, good0.5 m11 kn15kn27°C
Thu 5Nov90, good0.3 m8 kn17kn27°C
Fri 6Nov90, good0.4 m9 kn16kn26°C
Sat 7Nov89, good0.4 m13 kn19kn25°C
Sun 8Nov83, good0.7 m19 kn26kn24°C
Mon 9Nov81, good0.9 m20 kn29kn23°C
Tue 10Nov83, good0.8 m19 kn28kn24°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 04:12 −0.4 mHigh 10:48 +0.2 mLow 17:04 −0.3 mHigh 23:13 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:32 −0.4 mHigh 12:08 +0.2 mLow 18:31 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 00:42 +0.1 mLow 06:55 −0.3 mHigh 13:25 +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.

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 عايدة

A wreck dive. It goes down to 65 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Al Quşayr, 61 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 88 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 65 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • 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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (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$757–US$1,550 each

about US$757–US$1,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 RMF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$677–US$1,410
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$27–US$40
Food7 days eating outabout US$54–US$100
Totalabout US$757–US$1,550

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 61 km away

No town nearby

Nearest beds: Al Quşayr, 61 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 88 km.

See places to stay near Al Quşayr, 61 km away · Booking.com

Distances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.

Getting there: about 22h 55m

About 22h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 1h 50m 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 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.