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אילת - עתליה - ספינת הזכוכית‎, Israel

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AQJ (AQJ), 13 km.

About אילת - עתליה - ספינת הזכוכית‎

A wreck dive. It goes down to 55 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 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 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AQJ (AQJ), 13 km. Within 5 km we also list 16 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 55 m: technical diving, past the 40 m recreational limit.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 Aug (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 15 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).

    See flights ORD → AQJ · Skyscanner from about £585 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to אילת - עתליה - ספינת הזכוכית‎.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Aqaba, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AQJ (AQJ), 13 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Wind 13 kn gusting 18.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at אילת - עתליה - ספינת הזכוכית‎
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good–13 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct80, good–15 kn20kn
Tue 20Oct80, good–14 kn20kn
Wed 21Oct80, good–14 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct80, good–13 kn18kn
Fri 23Oct80, good–8 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct80, good–5 kn8kn
Sun 25Oct80, good–6 kn10kn
Mon 26Oct80, good–8 kn11kn
Tue 27Oct80, good–8 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 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 £795–£1,605 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
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Food £155–£290

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