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אתר התחמושת, Israel

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 290 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 18 km.

About אתר התחמושת

A wreck dive. It goes down to 15 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 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 6. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 290 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 18 km. Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 15 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 10 km, the nearest 44 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 27°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 Jun, Jul and Oct (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 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to אתר התחמושת.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 290 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 18 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 5 kn gusting 12.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at אתר התחמושת
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.8 m5 kn12kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.9 m3 kn9kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.6 m3 kn9kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.5 m0 kn6kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.5 m1 kn6kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.5 m2 kn8kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.7 m7 kn16kn
Sun 25Oct80, good0.6 m4 kn13kn
Mon 26Oct80, good0.6 m0 kn6kn
Tue 27Oct80, good0.6 m3 kn10kn

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. Jan6of 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 £840–£1,670 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 £580–£1,200
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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