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House Reef, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hamata, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km.

About House Reef

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 NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in March, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hamata, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 2 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 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to RMF, changing at ZRH.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to House Reef.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Hamata, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 12 kn gusting 21.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct750.4 m14 kn26kn
Mon 19Oct770.4 m12 kn24kn
Tue 20Oct780.5 m12 kn24kn
Wed 21Oct780.4 m12 kn23kn
Thu 22Oct800.4 m12 kn21kn
Fri 23Oct800.2 mflat9 kn23kn
Sat 24Oct800.2 mflat10 kn17kn
Sun 25Oct800.1 mflat6 kn11kn
Mon 26Oct800.2 mflat11 kn18kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat11 kn18kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £860–£1,720 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £600–£1,250
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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