Ras Hornkorab
Dive site · Egypt
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Sea: flat, Visibility about 25 m, Water 27 °C
Mon 2 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19knboats in
- Air
- 32°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 86 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 287, good
- Tue 386, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 686, good
- Sat 784, good
- Sun 883, good
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1082, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 40 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell 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 | 87, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 13kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 86, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 0.5 m | 13 kn | 19knboats in | 32°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | 0.4 m | 9 kn | 23kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 86, good | 0.2 mflat | 8 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 84, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 83, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | 0.7 m | 11 kn | 17kn | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 0.7 m | 11 kn | 16kn | 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 05:46 −0.3 mHigh 12:14 +0.1 mLow 18:37 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:43 +0.1 mLow 07:07 −0.3 mHigh 13:29 +0.2 mLow 19:53 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:00 +0.2 mLow 08:19 −0.3 mHigh 14:33 +0.2 mLow 20:56 −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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ras Hornkorab
A reef dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 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). No town nearby. Hamata, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Badawia Marsa Alam Resort, Marsa `Alam, 8 km. Nearest beds: Marsa Alam, 63 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 125 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 40 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 10 km, the nearest 18 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 (about 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$757–US$1,550 each
about US$757–US$1,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 RMF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$677–US$1,410 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$100 |
| Total | about US$757–US$1,550 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 63 km away
No town nearby
Hamata, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Badawia Marsa Alam Resort, Marsa `Alam, 8 km. Nearest beds: Marsa Alam, 63 km. Nearest airport: Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 125 km.
See places to stay near Marsa Alam, 63 km away · Booking.comDistances are straight lines: a site out at sea is reached by boat.
Getting there: about 23h 35m
About 23h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 2h 30m by road
Flights ORD → RMF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Ras Hornkorab · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ras Hornkorab · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
TGI Diving 18 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 open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
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