Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean The current circulation in the Indian Ocean is different from those of the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Important, Indian Ocean currents are:
South-West Morisoon Drift In summer, when the domi­nant wind is the south-west monsoon, the currents are blown from a south-westerly direction as the South-West Monsoon Drift.
North-East Monsoon Drift In winter, the dominant north­east monsoon blows the currents from the north-east as the North-East Monsoon Drift.
West Wind Drift A cold current, the West Wind Drift moves across the ocean in the higher latitudes from west to east. One of the branches of this cold current turns northwards along the west coast of Australia. This current, known as West Australian Current, flows northward to feed the South Equatorial Current.
Regional Currents in the Indian Ocean include the Agulhas current and Mozambique current.