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Hole in the Wall
Hole in the wall dive site · Khawr Fakkān, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Oman
Water temp23–33°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Nov
About this site
Hole in the Wall is a cavern, reef and wall dive site near Khawr Fakkān, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in the Gulf of Oman. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, whale sharks, sea turtles, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 33 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Leopard MorayGymnothorax undulatus
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus niger
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus- Annandale's GuitarfishRhinobatos annandalei
Nearby sites
- 1Martini Wall0.5 km
- 2Anenome Gardens1.2 km
- 3Shark Island1.4 km
- 4Coral Gardens1.5 km
- 5Bluewater5.7 km
- 63 Rocks (Sharm rock)16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org