LightHouse
Dive site · Israel
Is it worth the trip?
89Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 89 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 89 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 89 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 89 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The site in five facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Sswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 27°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 25 m, usual for the month.
Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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Photos of LightHouse
More diving near here
5 places
- BRIDGE N 0.7 km away
- Yatouche 0.8 km away
- Japanese Gardens 0.9 km away
- גנים יפניים 1.1 km away
- ALMOG B 1.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About LightHouse
A reef dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 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 Eilat. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 10 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.
Water about 25°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 (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$1,360–US$2,610 each
about US$1,360–US$2,610 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 30 October 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$657–US$1,370 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$536 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$362–US$670 |
| Total | about US$1,360–US$2,610 |
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: Eilat
13 min by car · 195 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Eilat its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$121 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 15m
About 21h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → AQJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Eilat · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Eilat · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
כפר הצוללים 0.1 km
מועדון צלילה סנובה 0.3 km
Manta 1.7 km
אקווה ספורט 1.8 km
Marina Divers 2.1 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.
Marbled Spinefoot Siganus rivulatus
Seen in 18536 records, mostly Jan to Mar.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Marine invasive species: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea; data_release_001; a4257cff-3c2c-4a60-ab29-91f65545bb08. Credits
This week: visibility about 20 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 no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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