TIDES AND TIDAL STREAMS

It has been reported that the tidal streams at choke
points along the Khawr ’Abd Allah and Khawr Shityanah
reach up to 6 knots. Extreme care should be taken when
in the area at lower low water; the tidal height has been
reported to be one metre less than expected. In
addition, a north-westerly wind can lower the height of
tide by up to 0·2m and delay high and low water by
about 30 minutes; a south-easterly wind will have the
opposite effect.
