Q8 Kiteboarding Center kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Kuwait · مبارك الكبير

Spot currently openBeginner level 29.27 | 48.09

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil

Q8 Kiteboarding Center is a kitesurf center located in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait. This organized spot offers lessons and supervised access to the water. The northwest Shamal is the dominant wind. The center provides facilitated access to the spot with adapted facilities. The water is open with a sandy bottom. Ideal for learning thanks to the center's supervision.

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Spot forecast for Q8 Kiteboarding Center

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:12

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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 Now04:112.6 m13:011.1 m21:402.4 m01:442.2 m05:362.4 m14:021.1 m21:402.5 m03:082 m07:372.3 m14:541.1 m21:502.6 m03:561.7 m09:082.3 m15:381.2 m22:072.8 m04:331.3 m10:132.5 m16:171.3 m22:283 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3 m

Q8 Kiteboarding Center: 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

357h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 357 hours of usable wind, at 42 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days8 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days8 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 73 mm.

Monthly averages: Q8 Kiteboarding Center
Monthly averages — Q8 Kiteboarding Center — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 162 h 20 °C 14 mm
February 13.5 124 h 20 °C 17 mm
March 14.0 139 h 24 °C 73 mm
April 11.5 101 h 33 °C 4 mm
May 18.0 232 h 39 °C 2 mm
June 22.5 288 h 45 °C 0 mm
July 26.0 357 h 47 °C 0 mm
August 22.5 263 h 45 °C 0 mm
September 23.0 250 h 42 °C 0 mm
October 18.0 175 h 35 °C 4 mm
November 11.5 109 h 28 °C 16 mm
December 8.0 65 h 20 °C 19 mm

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Technical details of Q8 Kiteboarding Center 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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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Beginner

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