Abu Sawatir
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 289, good
- Tue 387, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 687, good
- Sat 785, good
- Sun 880, good
- Mon 976, good
- Tue 1069, good
- Wed 1176, good
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 87, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | 0.3 m | 7 kn | 13kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 87, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 13kn | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 85, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 15kn | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 80, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 22kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 76, good | 0.7 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 69, good | 0.7 m | 18 kn | 25kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 76, good | 0.6 m | 15 kn | 24kn | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:24 −0.4 mHigh 12:05 +0.2 mLow 18:26 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:37 +0.1 mLow 06:47 −0.3 mHigh 13:21 +0.2 mLow 19:44 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:59 +0.1 mLow 08:04 −0.3 mHigh 14:27 +0.2 mLow 20:49 −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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- Pharao Housereef 14.5 km away
- Zreab Soraya 22.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Abu Sawatir
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. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Al Quşayr.
- 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 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in 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$805–US$1,630 each
about US$805–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 2 November 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$678–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$81 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$101 |
| Total | about US$805–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: Al Quşayr
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about 25 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Al Quşayr 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 50m
About 22h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 1h 45m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Al Quşayr · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Al Quşayr · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Extra Divers 5.9 km
Subex Dive Center 7.6 km
Sharm El Lole Camp 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
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymmaRay
Seen in 7 records.
Red Sea clownfish Amphiprion bicinctus
Seen in 7 records.
White-spotted puffer Arothron hispidus
Seen in 5 records.
Devil firefish Pterois miles
Seen in 5 records.
Indo-Pacific sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis
Seen in 4 records.
Spotted wrasse Anampses meleagrides
Seen in 4 records.
Arothron stellatusPuffers
Seen in 4 records.
Canthigaster margaritataPuffers
Seen in 4 records.
Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
Seen in 4 records.
Clown coris Coris aygula
Seen in 4 records.
Bubble-tip anemone Entacmaea quadricolor
Seen in 4 records.
Naso elegansTangs
Seen in 4 records.
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: NABU|naturgucker; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
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