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Dohat Alnakhla kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Arab Emirates

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 24.23 | 51.72

Overview

Dohat Alnakhla is a kitesurfing spot located in the western region of Abu Dhabi, UAE. This spot offers a shallow water body in a preserved coastal area. The northwest Shamal is the prevailing wind. The water body is very shallow with a sandy bottom. Isolated spot offering space and tranquility. Requires self-sufficiency.

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Spot forecast for Dohat Alnakhla

Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 18:02

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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 3.7 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 Now03:140.5 m15:081.8 m00:230.6 m15:501.8 m00:050.5 m07:080.9 m09:170.9 m16:251.7 m00:090.5 m06:421.1 m10:470.9 m16:581.7 m00:180.4 m06:471.3 m12:010.9 m17:301.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.6 m

Dohat Alnakhla: 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

205h

in January · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in January: 20 rideable days a month and 205 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is August, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is December, with 16 mm.

Monthly averages: Dohat Alnakhla
Monthly averages — Dohat Alnakhla — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 205 h 22 °C 0 mm
February 18.5 179 h 22 °C 11 mm
March 17.0 145 h 26 °C 2 mm
April 13.5 88 h 33 °C 5 mm
May 16.0 154 h 37 °C 6 mm
June 19.5 176 h 41 °C 0 mm
July 26.5 223 h 41 °C 0 mm
August 11.5 71 h 40 °C 0 mm
September 18.5 110 h 38 °C 0 mm
October 18.5 144 h 34 °C 2 mm
November 20.0 181 h 29 °C 0 mm
December 19.0 143 h 23 °C 16 mm

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Technical details of Dohat Alnakhla 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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