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Al Aaliya Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Qatar · Ad-Dawhah

Spot currently openIntermediate level 25.4 | 51.57

Overview

Al Aaliya Island is a kitesurfing spot located on an island off Doha, Qatar. This island offers a shallow water body around it, with sandbanks at low tide. The northwest Shamal blows regularly in winter. The water body is very shallow with a sandy bottom. Accessible by boat only. Spot for self-sufficient riders.
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Spot forecast for Al Aaliya Island

Sunrise 05:34 · Sunset 17:02

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:540.6 m03:310.6 m12:381.4 m20:170.6 m02:250.7 m05:020.6 m13:131.4 m20:370.5 m02:530.8 m06:280.7 m13:401.4 m20:570.4 m03:181 m07:490.7 m14:051.4 m21:180.3 m03:401.1 m09:050.7 m14:311.3 m21:380.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Al Aaliya Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

253h

in July · 23 rideable days

The season runs from May to July, peaking in July: 19 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 42 °C. The low point is August, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days23 d J August: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days23 d J August: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is December, with 31 mm.

Monthly averages: Al Aaliya Island
Monthly averages — Al Aaliya Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 177 h 24 °C 1 mm
February 19.5 186 h 24 °C 23 mm
March 14.0 141 h 27 °C 21 mm
April 13.0 107 h 34 °C 22 mm
May 16.0 196 h 39 °C 13 mm
June 17.5 186 h 43 °C 0 mm
July 23.0 253 h 44 °C 0 mm
August 5.5 60 h 42 °C 0 mm
September 10.5 88 h 40 °C 0 mm
October 11.5 107 h 35 °C 9 mm
November 11.5 119 h 31 °C 0 mm
December 10.0 77 h 25 °C 31 mm

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Technical details of Al Aaliya Island spot

N: Rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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