The islands ofPalworldare far-reaching and a little bit daunting. While it helps that our maps are partially filled out upon loading into the game for the first time, you can tell from the distance between map sections alone that the map is vast. To complicate matters, you’ll have to cross oceans to get to distant areas on the map.

Trying to swim from island to island might sound possible, but in Palworld, the oceans are one of the most deadly terrain types for humans. If you want to cross any body of water, you will need one of three very special mounts to do so.

Palworld: The player rides through the ocean on Surfent’s back

What Are Swimming Mounts?

Swimming Mountsare special Pals that, when tamed and equipped with the properPal Gear, can be ridden and used totravel over bodies of water.You need Swimming Mounts if you want to travel on waterwithout suffering from stamina drainand the effects ofdrowning.

There are currentlyonly three Pals capableof being ridden over bodies of water.

Palworld: The player and Surfent hang out at base

How To Get A Swimming Mount

To get a Swimming Mount, you simply need tocatch themlike you would any other Pal. This may be difficult in some cases as many of these Pals arealready out in the middle of lakes, rivers, and the ocean.

Themain differencebetween Pals that can be ridden across water and regular Pals, is that Swimming Mountscannot use their Partner Skillwithoutthe aid of specialPal Gear. Swimming Mounts alsodo not lose staminawhen crossing large bodies of water, so they can glide over the water with ease.

Palworld: An image of Surfent in the paldeck window

Which Pals Can Swim?

There are currentlyonly three Palscapable of becoming Swimming Mounts:Azurobe,Surfent,andJormuntide.

Some of the Swimming Mounts also havebossandalpha versionsfor you to catch. These versionscan also be riddenwhen equipped with the propersaddles.

All three of these Pals can be found incoastal areas or bodies of waterandwill not spawn entirely inland. To find the three possible Swimming Mounts, head to the following locations:

Palworld: An image of surfent’s saddle in the crafting menu of the Pal Gear Workbench

-28, -380

There is no boss location

Palworld: The player walks into No. 1 wildlife sanctuary

Does not spawn naturally

If you’re struggling to catch the pal you want, or you can’t get to their spawn locations, you can always get these Pals fromincubating Damp Eggsin theIncubatororbreeding Palsat your base.

What Pal Gear Do You Need For Swimming Mounts?

To ride Azurobe, Surfent, or Jormuntide, you need to have theappropriate saddle equipped.To get Swimming Mount saddles, you need to head to thePal Gear Workbenchand craft them like you would any other kind of Pal Equipment.

You can craft the three Swimming Mount saddles with the following recipes and at the following levels:

Technology Level 39

Costs 2 Technology Poi

Because of its low material requirement and relative ease of craft, the Surfent Saddle is theearliest Swimming Mount Saddleyou can craft. Thus,Surfentis theeasiest early-game Swimming Mountto obtain.

Tips For Crossing Bodies Of Water

Swimming Mountsare not the only method for crossing water, but they are themost efficient,as you can only swim for short distances in Palworld’s waters.

Swimmingdrains your staminaalmost as quickly as climbing, but whereas running out of stamina when climbing means you fall to the nearest ledge,running out of staminain the watermeans certain death. If you run out of stamina when in a body of water, and you cannot reach land before your stamina bar fully depletes,you will die of drowning.

If you are riding a regular Ground Mount and trying to cross a body of water, yourPal may also die in the waterwhen the stamina bar depletes. Regular Palscannot swim.

Another method for crossing bodies of water without a Swimming Mount is to use aFlying Mount. Flying Mounts canfly over waterand when their stamina bar depletes, they will just fall back to ground level - or in this case, sea level.

Furthermore, Flying Mountsdo not take fall damage, meaning that when you fall into the water, your Flying Mount willcontinue to hoverand evenreplenish their stamina barwithout taking any damage from the fall.

Another tip for crossing bodies of water is tochange your Stamina Depletion and Replenish settingsor to allocate yourStat Pointsto your Stamina Bar. Themore staminayou have, thelongeryou and your Pals can traverse long distancesover land, sea, and air.

To change your Stamina settings, go to the ‘Select World’ page upon opening your game, and selectCustom Settingsorreduce your difficulty levelusing the difficulty presets.