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Maxwell s Reef, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km.

About Maxwell s 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 SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 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 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 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 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 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 (over 30 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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Maxwell s Reef.

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    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TCP (TCP), 22 km.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 11 kn gusting 22.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.2 mflat11 kn22kn
Mon 19Oct800.2 mflat11 kn21kn
Tue 20Oct790.3 m12 kn24kn
Wed 21Oct790.2 mflat11 kn22kn
Thu 22Oct800.1 mflat9 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct800.0 mflat6 kn13kn
Sat 24Oct800.0 mflat2 kn10kn
Sun 25Oct800.0 mflat4 kn11kn
Mon 26Oct800.0 mflat4 kn12kn
Tue 27Oct800.0 mflat5 kn13kn

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. 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 Advanced 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 £845–£1,685 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 £585–£1,215
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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