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With southerly winds on Masirah dominating the weather from around April to September the temperatures stay around 10 degrees cooler than the mainland, these winds make it an ever more popular summer spot for windsurfing and kite boarding alike and the numbers of travelers who come to wind surf seem to grow every year. The rugged terrain of the island and surrounding rough coastline has led to the appearance of many wrecked dhows on the beaches of the island, most of them well preserved by the salt water and intense heat. Temperatures in the summer are ameliorated by the on-shore monsoon winds, but the rainfall is very low.
The ocean bottom environment surrounding Masirah is hostile as the majority of the area is covered in either sand or hard rock. There is a swift current flowing through the area with a very sharp halocline visible on the surface of the ocean. The water depth nearby is around 10 meters and is not conducive to side-scan sonar searches due to the shallow water and choppy surface conditions. Despite the poor quality ocean bottom, the area is very productive with marine fisheries, and any hard objects (barrels, engines) are immediately colonized by local fauna.
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