The Car Cemetery
Dive site · United Arab Emirates
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 34°C
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 34°C
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 32°C
Mon 9 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 33°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 273, good
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 472, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 772, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 973, good
- Tue 1073, good
- Wed 1173, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 28 °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 Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 35°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 13kn | 34°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 34°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 72, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 12kn | 33°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 12kn | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 73, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 30°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 NovHigh 03:28 +0.8 mLow 09:50 −0.3 mHigh 14:58 +0.3 mLow 21:33 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:35 +0.8 mLow 11:12 −0.5 mHigh 16:49 +0.4 mLow 22:58 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:35 +0.8 mLow 12:16 −0.7 mHigh 18:22 +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 The Car Cemetery
A wreck dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water 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. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 33°C in June, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Fujairah. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 4 dive sites.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.8 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May (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$1,290–US$2,510 each
about US$1,290–US$2,510 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 DXB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$745–US$1,540 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,510 |
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: Fujairah
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about 1h 20m by car · 26 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
About Fujairah its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$81 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 → DXB, direct, then 2h 05m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Fujairah · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Fujairah · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Al Boom Diving 1.8 km
Freestyle Divers 8.9 km
Nomad Dive Center 17 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.
Scarus persicusWrasse
Seen in 6 records.
Abudefduf sordidusDamselfishes
Seen in 5 records.
Clark's anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii
Seen in 4 records.
Rock-boring urchin Echinometra mathaei
Seen in 4 records.
Flavocaranx bajadJacks and pompanos
Seen in 4 records.
Ostracion cyanurusBoxfishes
Seen in 4 records.
Yellowbar angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus
Seen in 4 records.
Scolopsis ghanamWhiptail breams
Seen in 4 records.
Indo-Pacific sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis
Seen in 3 records.
Chaetodon nigropunctatusButterflyfishes
Seen in 3 records.
Broomtail wrasse Cheilinus lunulatus
Seen in 3 records.
Ring-tailed cardinalfish Ostorhinchus aureus
Seen in 3 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: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; NABU|naturgucker; Distribution dataset of brachyuran crab species in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman (2017-2023). Credits
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