Hormozgan Coast

The Hormozgan coastline spans Iran's southern shoreline from the Strait of Hormuz westward into the Persian Gulf. The tidal regime here is mixed semidiurnal — the Persian Gulf has a complex tidal pattern where the Gulf's own resonance amplifies the Indian Ocean tide at certain locations. At Bandar Abbas on the Strait, spring range is approximately 1.0-1.5m; inside the Gulf at Kish Island, spring range increases to 1.5-2.0m. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's strategic chokepoints — 20% of global traded oil passes through in tanker traffic visible from the shore. The coast is hot and dry (Bandar Abbas averages 30°C year-round) with a monsoon influence in summer when the Shamal wind and high humidity are the dominant weather pattern. Qeshm Island, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, is Iran's largest island and holds the Hara Mangrove Biosphere Reserve — the world's most northerly mangrove forest. The Mubarak Marine Park at Kish Island protects coral reef. The Iranian National Cartographic Center and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) are the national authorities for hydrographic data. Open-Meteo Marine provides gridded predictions for TideTurtle pages in this region.