Saudi Arabia
18 fishing spots، most with their own tide model.
Open the fishing planner for Saudi Arabia ←Fishing spots in Saudi Arabia
| Place | Type | Bottom | Fish | Shore faces | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khafji | Shore | Sand and rock | Sobaity, bream, hamour, grunter | East | Tool |
| Jubail – Fanateer | Shore & boat | Corniche, breakwaters, nearby reefs | Hamour, emperor, kingfish, queenfish | Northeast | Tool |
| Qatif – Tarout & Darin | Shore & boat | Shallow flats, seagrass, mangroves | Rabbitfish, bream, hamour, grunter | East | Tool |
| Dammam Corniche | Shore | Breakwaters and rock | Bream, rabbitfish, grunter, queenfish | East | Tool |
| Al Khobar Corniche | Shore | Breakwaters and rock | Bream, rabbitfish, small hamour, queenfish | East | Tool |
| Half Moon Bay | Shore | Shallow sand | Grunter, rabbitfish, queenfish | Northeast | Tool |
| Al Uqair | Shore & boat | Sand and islets | Hamour, emperor, queenfish, rabbitfish | East | Tool |
| Haql | Shore & boat | Gulf of Aqaba reefs, deep water close in | Coral trout, parrotfish, barracuda, trevally | West | Tool |
| Duba | Shore & boat | Coral reefs | Coral trout, grouper, emperor, kingfish | Southwest | Tool |
| Al Wajh | Shore & boat | Reefs and islands | Coral trout, parrotfish, trevally, barracuda | West | Tool |
| Umluj | Shore & boat | Islands and reefs | Coral trout, emperor, kingfish, trevally | West | Tool |
| Yanbu | Shore & boat | Reefs and corniche | Grouper, coral trout, barracuda, kingfish | West | Tool |
| Rabigh | Shore & boat | Reefs and lagoons | Emperor, grouper, trevally | West | Tool |
| Jeddah – Obhur & Corniche | Shore & boat | Near-shore reefs, Obhur creek | Coral trout, parrotfish, emperor, barracuda, kingfish | West | Tool |
| Al Lith | Shore & boat | Reefs and islands | Grouper, coral trout, trevally | West | Tool |
| Al Qunfudhah | Shore & boat | Reefs and sand | Grouper, emperor, barracuda | West | Tool |
| Jazan | Shore & boat | Shallow sand and reefs | Kingfish, tuna, grouper, barracuda | West | Tool |
| Farasan Islands | Boat | Coral reefs, protected area | Coral trout, grouper, trevally, kingfish | — | Tool |
Locations are approximate. Check where fishing is allowed. Note: offshore wind calms the water, onshore wind stirs it up.
Seas of Saudi Arabia
Arabian Gulf: The Arabian Gulf is shallow and warm, with strong tides twice a day on most coasts (Qatar has a single daily tide). Spring-tide days (strong current) suit the shore, neap-tide days (weak current) suit the boat.
Red Sea: The Red Sea has a very weak tide (20–50 cm), so wind, season and time of day matter more than the tide. Coral reefs sit close to shore.
Fishing spots map
🟦 shore · 🟧 boat. Tap any point for details, and open it in Google Maps or Google Earth.
Popular fish in Saudi Arabia
Dawn, dusk and around slack tide
Early morning with birds and bait activity
Dawn to high tide, and dusk
Dawn and dusk
Daytime only (sunrise to afternoon); absent at night
Night, dusk and murky water
Dusk and early night
Early morning and afternoon
Early morning and dusk
Morning with moving water
Dawn, strong current at headlands
Early morning with dolphins and birds
Fish seasons
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamour (grouper) Epinephelus coioides | Live mullet or sardine, whole cuttlefish, large prawn, fish strips | ||||||||||||
| Kingfish (kanaad) Scomberomorus commerson | Live mullet or sardine, no weight | ||||||||||||
| Sobaity seabream Sparidentex hasta | Live mullet or half-mullet, sardine, live shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus | Peeled shrimp, small crab, clams, worms | ||||||||||||
| Rabbitfish (batata / safi) Siganus rivulatus, S. luridus, S. canaliculatus | Firm dough (bread or flour), shrimp, green algae | ||||||||||||
| Tigertooth croaker Otolithes ruber | Prawn, sardine, cuttlefish strips | ||||||||||||
| Javelin grunter Pomadasys kaakan | Prawn, crab, cuttlefish | ||||||||||||
| Spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus | Cuttlefish, prawn, crab | ||||||||||||
| Queenfish Scomberoides commersonnianus | Live mullet or sardine | ||||||||||||
| Trevally Carangoides spp. | Live sardine, strips | ||||||||||||
| Giant trevally (GT) Caranx ignobilis | Large live bait | ||||||||||||
| Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares | Live sardine, squid | ||||||||||||
| Longtail tuna Thunnus tonggol | Live sardine | ||||||||||||
| Coral trout (najil) Plectropomus spp. | Live fish, squid | ||||||||||||
| Red snapper Lutjanus malabaricus / L. bohar | Cuttlefish, fish strips | ||||||||||||
| Cobia Rachycentron canadum | Live fish, whole cuttlefish | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda Sphyraena spp. | Live fish | ||||||||||||
| Mullet (bait fish) Planiliza klunzingeri | Dough, bread | ||||||||||||
| Silver pomfret Pampus argenteus | Small shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Cuttlefish Sepia spp. | — | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish (hareed) Scarus spp. | Crab, prawn, snails | ||||||||||||
| Flathead mullet Mugil cephalus | Bread paste, bread | ||||||||||||
| Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili | Live fish |
Darker = peak season. Seasons are approximate and vary year to year.
Laws & safety
Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture; Border Guard permit for boats. Gulf shrimp ban in breeding season and kingfish ban in its breeding window (about 15 Aug–15 Oct). Parts of the Red Sea coast are reserves or restricted projects.
Wear a life jacket, tell someone where you are, and don't take a boat out if wind exceeds 28 km/h or waves exceed 1 m.
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