Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 30 °C
Mon 2 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 279, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 480, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 681, good
- Sat 782, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 965, good
- Tue 1073, good
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces Wswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 79, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 79, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 81, good | 0.4 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 82, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 14kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 65, good | 1.2 m | 13 kn | 21kn | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 1.0 m | 9 kn | 17kn | 29°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:31 −0.3 mHigh 12:02 +0.0 mLow 18:15 −0.2 mHigh 23:27 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:44 −0.2 mHigh 13:37 +0.0 mLow 19:36 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:35 −0.0 mLow 07:55 −0.2 mHigh 14:44 +0.0 mLow 20:45 −0.2 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 Shark Reef
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 32°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is King Abdullah City. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Oct (about 20 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$1,230–US$2,390 each
about US$1,230–US$2,390 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 JED, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$710–US$1,470 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,390 |
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: King Abdullah City
24 min by car
About King Abdullah City its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: King Abdullah City, 14 km. We have not checked places to stay in King Abdullah City yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Rābigh, 42 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
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 23h 40m
About 23h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JED, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 1h 50m by road
Flights ORD → JED on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in King Abdullah City · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in King Abdullah City · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 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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