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Jackson reef, Egypt

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About Jackson reef

A wall dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sharm El Sheikh. Within 5 km we also list 17 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Diving Center 3.5 km

  • PADI Diving center 7.0 km

  • Extra Divers Ras Nasrani 7.2 km

  • Umbi Diving Village 11 km

  • جولد ستارز دايفنج سنتر 11 km

  • Bubbles Dive Club 14 km

  • Oonas Dive Center 17 km

  • Sinai Divers 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

Water about 28°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 Jul, Aug and Sep (about 20 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 10 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Jackson reef.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 13 kn gusting 21.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.3 m13 kn21kn
Mon 19Oct800.3 m13 kn21kn
Tue 20Oct800.3 m13 kn26kn
Wed 21Oct800.3 m15 kn31kn
Thu 22Oct800.2 mflat10 kn29kn
Fri 23Oct800.1 mflat6 kn10kn
Sat 24Oct800.0 mflat3 kn7kn
Sun 25Oct800.1 mflat8 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct800.2 mflat9 kn18kn
Tue 27Oct800.2 mflat7 kn20kn

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. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

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

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 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 £960–£1,885 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £590–£1,225
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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