IndianGulf

Persian Gulf

Between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

A shallow, hyper-saline gulf with pearling banks, mangrove inlets, and surprisingly resilient reefs.

Max depth

90 m

Avg depth

50 m

Temperature

15 to 33 °C

Salinity

37-42 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

GrouperHammourKingfishSardine

Mammals

Humpback DolphinDugong

Corals

Heat-tolerant Reef Corals

Invertebrates

Pearl OysterShrimp

Other wildlife

Green TurtleHawksbill Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Limestone & carbonate sand
Built from reefs, shells and calcareous plankton
Evaporites (salt, gypsum)
Left behind when ancient seas dried out
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:03:19 PM

Sea surface temp

30.9 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

0.5 m

Wave period

3.2 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.11 m/s

Swell height

0.4 m

Readings interpolated at 26.50°, 52.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 05:00 PM

-0.41 m

High tide

Fri 11:00 PM

0.71 m

Low tide

Sat 05:00 AM

-0.10 m

High tide

Sat 11:00 AM

0.76 m

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

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