Overview

W Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Al Khor, north of Qatar. This spot offers an open water body with good wind conditions thanks to its exposed position. The northwest Shamal dominates conditions. The water body is open and shallow with a sandy bottom. A spacious and less crowded spot than the Doha spots.

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Spot forecast for W Beach - Al Khor

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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Swell and waves

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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 4.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:27 · 0.5 m High tide 11:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:27 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:26 · 0.7 m Low tide 05:09 · 0.6 m High tide 12:39 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:58 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:08 · 0.8 m Low tide 06:34 · 0.6 m High tide 13:19 · 1.3 m Low tide 20:25 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:41 · 0.9 m Low tide 07:46 · 0.6 m High tide 13:53 · 1.3 m Low tide 20:52 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:10 · 1.1 m Low tide 08:52 · 0.5 m High tide 14:25 · 1.2 m Low tide 21:19 · 0.2 m

W Beach - Al Khor: 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

224h

in January · 22 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, January and February, at 22 rideable days and 29 °C. The low point is August, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 22 °C. The wettest month is December, with 32 mm.

Monthly averages: W Beach - Al Khor

Monthly averages — W Beach - Al Khor — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	224 h	23 °C	2 mm
February	21.0	231 h	22 °C	28 mm
March	18.5	205 h	25 °C	25 mm
April	14.5	152 h	31 °C	22 mm
May	20.0	273 h	36 °C	12 mm
June	20.5	262 h	40 °C	0 mm
July	22.5	308 h	41 °C	0 mm
August	9.0	106 h	40 °C	0 mm
September	17.5	168 h	38 °C	0 mm
October	16.5	177 h	34 °C	2 mm
November	21.0	200 h	29 °C	9 mm
December	16.0	119 h	24 °C	32 mm

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Technical details of W Beach - Al Khor spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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W Beach - Al Khor kitesurf and wingfoil spot