Overview

Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman is a kitesurfing spot located on the Bar Al Hickman peninsula, in southeast Oman. This kite camp offers access to a vast shallow water body, one of the best lagoons in Oman for kitesurfing. Southwest winds (Khareef) blow powerfully from June to September. Northeast winds dominate in winter. The lagoon is immense, shallow and the bottom is sandy. Exceptional spot for flat water and progression. Desert and isolated setting.

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Spot forecast for Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman

Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 17:39

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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 5.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:33 · 2.1 m Low tide 12:24 · 1.5 m High tide 16:15 · 1.7 m Low tide 22:51 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 06:13 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:56 · 1.3 m High tide 18:13 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:01 · 1.2 m High tide 06:42 · 2.2 m Low tide 13:22 · 1.1 m High tide 19:16 · 2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:56 · 1.2 m High tide 07:07 · 2.3 m Low tide 13:47 · 0.9 m High tide 20:03 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:42 · 1.3 m High tide 07:31 · 2.3 m Low tide 14:13 · 0.7 m High tide 20:46 · 2.3 m

Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman: 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

444h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 444 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is December, at 10.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 53%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 53% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is August, with 36 mm.

Monthly averages: Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman

Monthly averages — Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	71 h	26 °C	0 mm
February	20.5	135 h	28 °C	6 mm
March	19.0	133 h	29 °C	10 mm
April	28.5	329 h	32 °C	2 mm
May	28.5	379 h	34 °C	2 mm
June	29.5	415 h	32 °C	0 mm
July	30.5	444 h	31 °C	1 mm
August	29.5	403 h	28 °C	36 mm
September	27.5	350 h	29 °C	1 mm
October	17.5	128 h	31 °C	12 mm
November	13.0	49 h	30 °C	0 mm
December	10.5	51 h	27 °C	1 mm

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Technical details of Kite Camp - Bar Al Hickman spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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