Practical logistics to help you schedule your diving days, surface intervals, and packing smoothly around your Sharm El Sheikh stay.
Red Sea water temperatures in Sharm El Sheikh vary seasonally between warm summer months and cooler winter/early-spring periods. Depending on your cold tolerance and dive schedule, a 3mm shorty or full suit works well in warmer months while 5mm–7mm exposure protection keeps multi-dive winter days comfortable.
Keep your final full day in Sharm El Sheikh dive-free for coastal relaxation or souvenir shopping so you observe standard 18–24 hour no-fly surface intervals after repetitive dives.
Bring swimwear, a towel, sun hat, sunglasses, reef-safe sun protection, a light windbreaker for the boat return trip, and—for certified divers—your certification card, logbook, and dive computer if you travel with one.
If you have not dived recently or are breaking in new gear, starting with a relaxed coastal shore dive before heading out to Ras Mohammed, Tiran, or the SS Thistlegorm allows effortless buoyancy and weighting checks.
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