Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Visibility about 30 m, Water 27 °C
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 18 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 289, good
- Tue 389, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 577, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 787, good
- Sun 883, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 1172, 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 | 9 kn | 12kn | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 9kn | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 0.5 m | 15 kn | 21kn | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 77, good | 0.5 m | 18 kn | 23kn | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.2 mflat | 5 kn | 16kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 87, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 83, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 20kn | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.6 m | 16 kn | 23kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.7 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 72, good | 0.6 m | 17 kn | 26knboats in | 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 −0.3 mHigh 12:15 +0.1 mLow 18:39 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 07:10 −0.3 mHigh 13:30 +0.2 mLow 19:56 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:01 +0.2 mLow 08:22 −0.3 mHigh 14:34 +0.2 mLow 20:59 −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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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
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- Shaab Samadai East 41.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Habili Wadi Gimal
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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Marsa Alam.
- 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 30 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: Marsa Alam
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about 1h 40m by car · 32 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Marsa Alam 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 23h 25m
About 23h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 2h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Marsa Alam · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Marsa Alam · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
TGI Diving 16 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.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymmaRay
Seen in 13 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Halavi guitarfish Glaucostegus halaviRay
Seen in 3 records.
Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineusNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Zebrasoma desjardiniiTangs
Seen in 21 records.
Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
Seen in 16 records, mostly Mar to Aug.
Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus
Seen in 16 records.
Klunzinger's wrasse Thalassoma rueppellii
Seen in 16 records.
Amblyglyphidodon indicusDamselfishes
Seen in 15 records.
Red Sea bannerfish Heniochus intermedius
Seen in 15 records.
Burnt Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus
Seen in 14 records.
Dascyllus abudafurDamselfishes
Seen in 14 records.
Pomacentrus sulfureusDamselfishes
Seen in 14 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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.. Credits
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