Middle Reef, Saudi Arabia
No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Port Sudan, is 350 km away.
About Middle Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. 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). 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 bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Port Sudan, is 350 km away. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- 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.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 31°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. 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 23 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. ORD to JED, changing at LHR.
See flights ORD → JED · Skyscanner from about £630 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Middle Reef.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Port Sudan, is 350 km away.
Hire and lessons.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 5 kn gusting 10.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 8 kn | 10kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.7 m | 5 kn | 10kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 78, good | 0.8 m | 10 kn | 14kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 77, good | 1.0 m | 12 kn | 18kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.8 m | 7 kn | 12kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 5 kn | 8kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 4 kn | 8kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 3 kn | 7kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 6 kn | 11kn |
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. 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).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- 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 £890–£1,785 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 £630–£1,315
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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