Al Sawadi sits on the Gulf of Oman coast and serves as the departure point for the Daymaniyat Islands, a National Nature Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage site lying roughly eighteen to twenty kilometres offshore. All three sites in Fin's database, Walid Junn, Aquarium at Damanyats Island, and Three Sisters, are reached by boat and span a variety of terrain: reef, wall, drop-off, and cave. Depths run from shallow reef suitable for beginners through to thirty metres on the deeper walls, and visibility can reach thirty metres on good days, though plankton blooms can reduce it. The water stays warm year-round, cooling slightly in the early months and peaking through summer. Hawksbill and green turtles, whale sharks, blacktip reef sharks, moray eels, and nudibranchs are among the species recorded at these sites.
Monthly water temperature across Al Sawadi's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperature stays comfortably warm throughout the year, dipping slightly in the cooler months and remaining at its highest through mid-year. The best overall diving conditions run from September to June, though the reserve restricts island landings from May through October. Visibility is generally good but can be affected by seasonal plankton blooms.
Water temperature around Al Sawadi ranges from about 24°C in January to 27°C in May, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 27°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Al Sawadi; in the coldest months (about 24°C) step up to a 3mm full suit.
Fin maps 3 sites in Al Sawadi (3 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
Across Al Sawadi's dive sites, April, May, October, November and December are most often reported as the best months to visit.
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