IndianBay

Bay of Bengal

Northeastern Indian Ocean

The world's largest bay, fed by giant rivers and known for mangrove forests and cyclonic storms.

Max depth

4,694 m

Avg depth

2,600 m

Temperature

25 to 30 °C

Salinity

28-34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

HilsaBombay DuckPomfret

Mammals

Ganges River Dolphin (estuarine)Irrawaddy Dolphin

Corals

Andaman Reef Corals

Invertebrates

Tiger PrawnMud Crab

Other wildlife

Olive Ridley TurtleSaltwater Crocodile (Sundarbans)

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Bengal Fan turbidites
The world's largest submarine sediment fan
Basalt
Volcanic oceanic crust formed at mid-ocean ridges

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:03:55 PM

Sea surface temp

29.8 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

1.2 m

Wave period

11.3 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.17 m/s

Swell height

0.9 m

Readings interpolated at 15.00°, 88.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 07:00 PM

-0.04 m

High tide

Sat 01:00 AM

1.00 m

Low tide

Sat 07:00 AM

-0.16 m

High tide

Sat 01:00 PM

1.25 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

Explorers' logbook

What explorers are saying about the Bay of Bengal

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