Overview

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Naz Island is a kitesurfing spot located near Naz Island in Hormozgan Province, Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz. The spot offers an open water body with windy conditions. The Strait of Hormuz channels the winds, creating sometimes powerful conditions. Northwest winds prevail in winter and southeast winds in summer. The water body is open with tidal currents. Spot for experienced riders due to currents.

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Spot forecast for Naz Island

Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 17:13

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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 3.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:53 · 2.5 m Low tide 12:22 · 1.9 m High tide 17:14 · 2.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:16 · 1.4 m High tide 06:52 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:13 · 1.7 m High tide 18:42 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:10 · 1.3 m High tide 07:32 · 2.8 m Low tide 13:50 · 1.4 m High tide 19:44 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:54 · 1.3 m High tide 08:04 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:24 · 1.1 m High tide 20:31 · 2.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:33 · 1.2 m High tide 08:34 · 3 m Low tide 14:57 · 0.8 m High tide 21:13 · 3.1 m

Naz 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

111h

in August · 20 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in August: 14 rideable days a month and 111 hours of usable wind, at 36 °C. The low point is January, at 1 day.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is December, with 99 mm.

Monthly averages: Naz Island

Monthly averages — Naz 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	1.0	7 h	24 °C	3 mm
February	2.5	13 h	24 °C	13 mm
March	4.0	27 h	28 °C	10 mm
April	1.5	11 h	33 °C	27 mm
May	4.0	13 h	37 °C	12 mm
June	12.5	48 h	39 °C	0 mm
July	13.0	74 h	38 °C	0 mm
August	20.0	111 h	36 °C	0 mm
September	14.5	82 h	35 °C	2 mm
October	7.5	37 h	34 °C	3 mm
November	2.5	7 h	30 °C	2 mm
December	5.0	18 h	25 °C	99 mm

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Technical details of Naz Island spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Nearby spots

All spots: Hormozgan

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