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Underwater at Dibba Rock
Jayakar Lizard confirmed 1 month ago

Dibba Rock

Fujairah · United Arab Emirates

Dibba Rock is Fujairah's friendliest dive site and a perfect introduction to the rocky reef diving of the Gulf of Oman. The site is a broad submerged rock shelf sloping gently from 5 m to 15 m, its surface covered in encrusting corals, anemone gardens, and dense congregations of reef fish that show little concern for divers. Bright orange anthias hover over every patch of coral, large pufferfish drift by with comical slowness, and the sandy channels between rock sections are crossed by schools of goatfish with their sensitive barbels constantly probing the substrate. Visibility here is typically better than at Fujairah's more exposed sites because the rock is partly sheltered by Dibba Bay, and the gentle slope and shallow maximum depth make it genuinely accessible to divers of all

Conditions

Depth

5 to 15 m

Good for beginners

Current

Usually still

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

3 to 8 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

21 to 33°C

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 5mm full wetsuit · cooler water
    • Dive computer