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Wreck of Grumman HU-16 Albatros Aircraft

Dive site · Egypt

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 75 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 181, good
  2. Mon 275, good
  3. Tue 376, good
  4. Wed 474, good
  5. Thu 574, good
  6. Fri 676, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 872, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1071, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 20 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • 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.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Wreck of Grumman HU-16 Albatros Aircraft
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov81, good0.2 mflat9 kn12kn29°C
Mon 2Nov75, good0.2 mflat5 kn10kn28°C
Tue 3Nov76, good0.1 mflat6 kn12kn29°C
Wed 4Nov74, good0.3 m9 kn14kn29°C
Thu 5Nov74, good0.2 mflat8 kn14kn29°C
Fri 6Nov76, good0.2 mflat6 kn12kn28°C
Sat 7Nov76, good0.1 mflat6 kn13kn28°C
Sun 8Nov72, good0.4 m12 kn16kn27°C
Mon 9Nov71, good0.5 m13 kn22kn26°C
Tue 10Nov71, good0.4 m13 kn22kn26°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 04:26 −0.3 mHigh 11:15 +0.1 mLow 17:21 −0.2 mHigh 23:31 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:47 −0.3 mHigh 12:31 +0.1 mLow 18:50 −0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:01 +0.1 mLow 07:10 −0.2 mHigh 13:41 +0.1 mLow 20:06 −0.2 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wreck of Grumman HU-16 Albatros Aircraft

A wreck dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. 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 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 32°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. Hamata, 239 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Rābigh, 264 km.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, 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 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 9 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr (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).

Where to stay: nearest beds 264 km away

No town nearby

Hamata, 239 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Rābigh, 264 km.

See places to stay near Rābigh, 264 km away · Booking.com

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

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, clearer than usual (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.