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Martini Rock

Dive site · United Arab Emirates

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
31°C

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
0 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
32°C

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
29°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 174, good
  2. Mon 274, good
  3. Tue 374, good
  4. Wed 474, good
  5. Thu 573, good
  6. Fri 673, good
  7. Sat 773, good
  8. Sun 874, good
  9. Mon 974, good
  10. Tue 1073, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 20 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NEswell 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 Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Martini Rock
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov74, good0.1 mflat3 kn10kn31°C
Mon 2Nov74, good0.1 mflat1 kn10kn31°C
Tue 3Nov74, good0.1 mflat1 kn8kn30°C
Wed 4Nov74, good0.1 mflat0 kn8kn32°C
Thu 5Nov73, good0.1 mflat3 kn9kn29°C
Fri 6Nov73, good0.1 mflat4 kn11kn28°C
Sat 7Nov73, good0.1 mflat3 kn9kn27°C
Sun 8Nov74, good0.1 mflat2 kn12kn29°C
Mon 9Nov74, good0.1 mflat2 kn7kn29°C
Tue 10Nov73, good0.1 mflat3 kn9kn28°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 02:22 +0.9 mLow 08:21 −0.2 mHigh 13:25 +0.5 mLow 20:16 −1.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:29 +0.8 mLow 09:52 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.4 mLow 21:36 −0.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:37 +0.8 mLow 11:14 −0.5 mHigh 16:51 +0.4 mLow 23:01 −0.7 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.

Map

the site and its town

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 Martini Rock

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 km away. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 33°C in June, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Fujairah. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 km away.

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 May and Aug (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$1,290–US$2,510 each

about US$1,290–US$2,510 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DXB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$744–US$1,540
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,510

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: Fujairah

Closest

Fujairah

97 min by car · 26 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 26 places to stay in Fujairah · Booking.com

About Fujairah its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 21h 20m

About 21h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DXB, direct, then 2h by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. 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 5 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.