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ABT Salalah

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Experienced divers only

71Good

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Every day scores the same

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
31°C

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
32°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
32°C

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
31°C

Fri 6 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.7 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
31°C

Sat 7 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
31°C

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Sea
0.8 m
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
30°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 178
  2. Mon 271
  3. Tue 371
  4. Wed 471
  5. Thu 571
  6. Fri 671
  7. Sat 771
  8. Sun 871
  9. Mon 971
  10. Tue 1072

The site in five facts

  • Down to 30 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces Sswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov780.6 m3 kn9kn30°C
Mon 2Nov710.6 m4 kn10kn31°C
Tue 3Nov710.6 m4 kn13kn32°C
Wed 4Nov710.7 m6 kn14kn32°C
Thu 5Nov710.7 m1 kn7kn31°C
Fri 6Nov710.7 m2 kn9kn31°C
Sat 7Nov710.8 m3 kn9kn31°C
Sun 8Nov710.8 m2 kn9kn30°C
Mon 9Nov710.7 m2 kn9kn30°C
Tue 10Nov720.5 m2 kn9kn29°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 02:43 +0.4 mLow 08:06 +0.1 mHigh 11:41 +0.2 mLow 19:38 −0.8 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:37 +0.4 mLow 09:58 −0.0 mHigh 13:30 +0.1 mLow 20:46 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:23 +0.4 mLow 11:10 −0.2 mHigh 15:55 +0.0 mLow 22:00 −0.4 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

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Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Map

the site and its town

ABT Salalah on Google Maps · Directions

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About ABT Salalah

A wreck dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Salalah.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Apr and May (about 10 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,410 each

about US$1,230–US$2,410 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DOH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$784–US$1,630
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,410

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Salalah

Closest

Salalah

11 min by car · 38 places to stay

See 38 places to stay in Salalah · Booking.com

About Salalah its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 24h 05m

About 24h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SLL, changing at Hamad International Airport (DOH), then 25 min by road

Flights ORD → SLL on your dates · Skyscanner

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dives and courses in Salalah · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Salalah · GetYourGuide

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 50 km.

Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

This week: visibility about 10 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.