Official Saudi diving overview for Red Sea conditions and broader dive context.
Private-beach shore dive with reef fish, turtles, and deep profiles.
Private-beach shore dive with reef fish, turtles, and deep profiles.
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Sheraton Beach Resort is a resort-access shore dive on Jeddah's Red Sea coast, with an easy entry for learners and certified divers and enough depth for more ambitious profiles. The site mixes sandy base areas, rocky outcrops, and deeper reef slopes, and local teams treat it as a convenient everyday dive when conditions are calm enough to cross the entry. Reef fish, turtles, dolphins early in the morning, a resident octopus, and occasional snake eels are part of the site's appeal.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
10m - 40m
Depth Note
The shore dive is often described as running from roughly 10 to 40 m, with a steep drop from the beach entry.
Best Season
May and June, with calmer summer windows preferred and winter being rougher.
Typical Conditions
Warm water, sandy base, rocky outcrops, and a steepening profile that starts shallow and drops fast.
Hazards, restrictions, and access requirements.
Key Hazards
Safety Notes
Confirm access requirements before planning the dive and watch the entry swell when the sea is rough.
Access Restrictions
Private resort access; members and hotel guests may be required.
Legal Notes
Confirm access with the beach club before planning the dive because the beach is treated as private.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Shore dive with a sandy start, rocky relief, and a deeper profile that still feels approachable when the sea is calm.
Freediving
Not a primary freedive target because the profile drops quickly into deeper reef.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is possible only in the calmest shallow water near the entry.
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Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
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Research Sources
Official Saudi diving overview for Red Sea conditions and broader dive context.
Private-beach access and Sheraton Beach as a known Jeddah shore-dive site.
Independent Jeddah dive guide with depth, visibility, surge, seasonality, and marine-life context.
Official Jeddah dive-sites guide with regional scuba context.
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