Pharao s Island Pinnacle
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
87Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 33°C
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 387, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 586, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 887, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1082, good
- Wed 1183, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 25 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 87, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 33°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 13kn | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 86, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 12kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 9kn | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 87, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 10kn | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 23kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 0.4 m | 12 kn | 20kn | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 83, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 21kn | 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
- 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
- Thu 5 NovHigh 03:06 +0.2 mLow 09:24 −0.4 mHigh 15:26 +0.3 mLow 22:07 −0.5 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 Pharao s Island Pinnacle
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 SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.7 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.
- 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 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.7 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$785–US$1,590 each
about US$785–US$1,590 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 AQJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$658–US$1,370 |
| 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$785–US$1,590 |
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
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about 25 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 25m
About 21h 25m 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 Eilat · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Eilat · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
מועדון צלילה סנובה 6.7 km
כפר הצוללים 7.1 km
Manta 8.6 km
אקווה ספורט 8.7 km
Marina Divers 9.0 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.
Day octopus Octopus cyaneaOctopus
Seen in 7 records.
African rainbow dorid Chromodoris africanaNudibranch
Seen in 11 records, mostly May.
Marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus
Seen in 18541 records, mostly Jan to Mar.
Red Sea clownfish Amphiprion bicinctus
Seen in 87 records.
Raspberry coral Pocillopora damicornis
Seen in 57 records.
Bubble-tip anemone Entacmaea quadricolor
Seen in 51 records, mostly Dec to May.
Bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
Seen in 50 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Devil firefish Pterois miles
Seen in 50 records, mostly Dec to May.
White-spotted puffer Arothron hispidus
Seen in 49 records, mostly Dec to May.
Acropora digitifera
Seen in 47 records.
Mushroom coral Fungia fungites
Seen in 47 records.
Cylindrical finger coral Porites cylindrica
Seen in 47 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: Marine invasive species: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea; Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; data_release_001. Credits
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