Overview

Al Wakrah is a second access point to the Al Wakrah kitesurfing spot, south of Doha. The spot offers similar conditions with an open body of water on the Gulf. The northwest Shamal dominates. The water is shallow with a sandy bottom. Easy access from the city of Al Wakrah.

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Spot forecast for Al Wakrah

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 0.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:23 · 0.5 m Low tide 03:16 · 0.5 m High tide 13:01 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:07 · 0.6 m High tide 22:35 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:21 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:47 · 0.7 m Low tide 04:55 · 0.6 m High tide 13:34 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:07 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:14 · 0.8 m Low tide 06:27 · 0.7 m High tide 13:59 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:21 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:40 · 1 m Low tide 07:55 · 0.7 m High tide 14:21 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:04 · 1.1 m Low tide 09:17 · 0.7 m High tide 14:45 · 1.3 m Low tide 21:53 · 0.3 m

Al Wakrah: 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

181h

in January · 18 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, January and February, at 20 rideable days and 31 °C. The low point is August, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is December, with 46 mm.

Monthly averages: Al Wakrah

Monthly averages — Al Wakrah — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	181 h	24 °C	1 mm
February	18.0	179 h	24 °C	20 mm
March	15.5	145 h	27 °C	32 mm
April	12.5	106 h	34 °C	17 mm
May	17.0	190 h	40 °C	12 mm
June	17.5	187 h	44 °C	0 mm
July	23.0	249 h	45 °C	0 mm
August	6.5	61 h	42 °C	0 mm
September	10.0	77 h	40 °C	0 mm
October	10.5	109 h	35 °C	6 mm
November	12.0	113 h	31 °C	0 mm
December	11.5	89 h	24 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Al Wakrah 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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