Diving the Red Sea from Singapore

No monsoon at all. The season is a temperature one, at both ends.

Islands: Giftun, St. John's, Abu Hashish, Big Brother, Tiran, Umm Gamar

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Also good: Jun–Aug, Dec–Feb
From Singapore: ~13h 30m each way
On the map: 264 dive sites · 25 centres

When to go

Prime

October is as good as it gets here.

The year here

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Best here: March, April, May, September, October, November.

The Red Sea — no monsoon here; the season is rain and water temperature. Written by hand from how the season actually runs, calibrated against what the boats do, since a season that disagrees with the operators is wrong however good the meteorology behind it. It describes most years, not this one: the forecast above is what knows about next week.

Winter (Dec–Feb) — Water down to 21°C and northerly wind. Diveable in a 5mm; quiet and cheap.
High summer (Jul–Aug) — 45°C on the deck and 30°C water. The diving is fine; the surface interval is punishing.

Where to dive in The Red Sea

Giftun · 21 sites

St. John's · 11 sites

Abu Hashish · 6 sites

Big Brother · 4 sites

Tiran · 4 sites

Umm Gamar · 4 sites

Gubal · 3 sites

Safaga · 3 sites

Tobia · 3 sites

Wadi Gemal · 3 sites

Abu Ramada · 2 sites

Gezirat Siyul · 2 sites

Juzur Abu Minqar · 2 sites

Sirnaka · 2 sites

Elsewhere · 194 sites

Every site opens onto this week's sea forecast and the marine life seen there. See them on the map →

Dive centres

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Getting there from Singapore

GiftunFlight → Dive boat~13h 36m
St. John'sFlight → Transfer → Ferry → Dive boat~19h 9m
Abu HashishFlight → Transfer → Dive boat~13h 45m
Big BrotherFlight → Transfer → Ferry → Dive boat~15h 42m
TiranFlight → Dive boat~13h 33m
Umm GamarFlight → Transfer → Dive boat~13h 45m

~13h 30m

door to water, each way · 2 legs

FlightAqaba (AQJ)~13hFlight time plus the airports at both ends. A connection adds to it.Find flights →
Dive boatJapanese Gardens~30 minThe sites are a short boat ride from the resort jetties.

📍 Japanese Gardens on Google Maps 🧭 Route from Aqaba

Times marked ~ are estimated from straight-line distance and will be roughly right at best. The road legs are the ones Google Maps answers properly; it will not plan the ferry or the dive boat at all. A dive site's coordinates put a pin in open water, so the map link drops you on the site, not on a jetty.

Is it good right now?

The forecast for Japanese Gardens shows this week's swell and wind — and you can ask to be told when it looks good. Or see where to dive this month.

Planning The Red Sea with friends?

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