Umm Gamar, Egypt
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 22 km.
About Umm Gamar
A drift dive. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°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 stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 22 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Redsea-Divers Annette und Robbi Tauchbasis 14 km
Subex Hurghada 14 km
Subex Hurghada Club House 14 km
Blue Water Dive Resort 14 km
Tauchen unter Freunden 16 km
Diving Club Golden Dolphin 18 kmCMASPADI
Aquarius Diving Club 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 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep 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 22 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 10 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → SSH · Skyscanner from about £590 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Umm Gamar.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sahl Hasheesh, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HRG (HRG), 22 km.
Hire and lessons.
Dives and courses in Umm Gamar · GetYourGuideAdDive gear hire in Umm Gamar · GetYourGuideAd
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: Sea: flat. Wind 12 kn gusting 21.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 76, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 20kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 69, good | 0.5 m | 18 kn | 25kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 71, good | 0.4 m | 16 kn | 24kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 70, good | 0.5 m | 17 kn | 25kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 75, good | 0.3 m | 14 kn | 22kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 12 kn | 21kn |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 9 kn | 18kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 20kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.3 m | 12 kn | 23kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 78, good | 0.3 m | 13 kn | 21kn |
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 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 £850–£1,695 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 £590–£1,225
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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