The Gardens
Dive site · Jordan
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Water 25 °C, Wind 4 kn
Tue 3 · 70 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 272, good
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 671, good
- Sat 772, good
- Sun 871, good
- Mon 971, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1165, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Wswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 2kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | 0.0 mflat | 9 kn | 12kn | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | 0.1 mflat | 10 kn | 15kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 0.1 mflat | 10 kn | 14kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 71, good | 0.0 mflat | 7 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 72, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 7kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 71, good | 0.0 mflat | 6 kn | 11kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 71, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 12kn | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.3 m | 16 kn | 23kn | 23°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 65, good | 0.2 mflat | 13 kn | 20kn | 25°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 NovLow 05:48 −0.4 mHigh 12:20 +0.2 mLow 19:07 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 07:16 −0.3 mHigh 13:32 +0.2 mLow 20:20 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:02 +0.1 mLow 08:27 −0.4 mHigh 14:34 +0.3 mLow 21:18 −0.4 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 The Gardens
A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced 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. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Aqaba. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 10 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away.
Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,130–US$2,210 each
about US$1,130–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 AQJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$658–US$1,370 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,130–US$2,210 |
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: Aqaba
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about 30 min by car · 142 places to stay
About Aqaba 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 30m
About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 45 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Aqaba · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Aqaba · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
سينائي درايفن 1.2 km
Neptune 1.7 km
Almarsa dive center 2.9 km
Nemo Diving Center 2.9 km
Abood Freediver 4.6 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 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.
Marbled Spinefoot Siganus rivulatus
Seen in 18536 records, mostly Jan to Mar.
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: Marine invasive species: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea; data_release_001; data_release_001; a4257cff-3c2c-4a60-ab29-91f65545bb08. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.