Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
81Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 81 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 81 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 25 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SWswell from there reaches it
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Air |
|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 26°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Visibility about 15 m, usual for the month.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit.
Map
the site and its town
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More diving near here
5 places
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- Ras Burg 35.2 km away
- Ras Za'atar 35.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sha ab Ali
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 SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sharm El Sheikh. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.
- 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 37 km away.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov and Dec (about 15 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$791–US$1,600 each
about US$791–US$1,600 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SSH, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$663–US$1,380 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$100 |
| Total | about US$791–US$1,600 |
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: Sharm El Sheikh
78 min by car · 123 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Sharm El Sheikh 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → SSH on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Sharm El Sheikh · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Sharm El Sheikh · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
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.
This week: visibility about 15 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 and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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