Ashdod's Mediterranean dive sites range from very shallow shore reefs to deeper wrecks reached by boat. The Squid Site and Oranim Beach serve beginners and those in training, with gentle sandy entries and shallow depths. Deeper boat dives on the Sea Guard, Hogla, and Elisha Wreck attract advanced divers prepared for overhead environments and variable visibility. Species recorded here include common octopus, European spiny lobster, common seahorse, and flying gurnard. Water temperatures sit around eighteen degrees in late winter and climb to twenty-nine degrees in late summer.
Monthly water temperature across Ashdod's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Temperatures drop to around eighteen degrees from February through March and peak near twenty-nine degrees in August and September. Visibility varies considerably across sites, from as little as three metres on shallow reefs to fifteen metres on the wrecks in good conditions. The calmer summer months are generally preferred for training and shallower dives, though wrecks are accessible whenever sea state allows.
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Water temperature around Ashdod ranges from about 18°C in February to 28°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 28°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Ashdod; in the coldest months (about 18°C) step up to a 5mm suit.
Fin maps 6 sites in Ashdod (5 scuba diving sites and 2 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
