Abstract
The surface heat fluxes through the air-sea interface for the coastal water of Kuwait have been estimated using the bulk formulas. The annual mean values of sensible, latent and infrared radiation fluxes are 19, -153 and -50 W/m super(2) respectively. The annual mean of recorded solar radiations is 212 W/m super(2), thus, giving an annual heat flux surplus of 28 W/m super(2). This suggests that the north-western region of the Arabian Gulf is an area of net heating of the surface water column, in contrast to the Gulf as a whole, where there is a net cooling of the surface water.