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.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:11 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:01 · 1.1 m High tide 21:40 · 2.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:44 · 2.2 m High tide 05:36 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:02 · 1.1 m High tide 21:40 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:08 · 2 m High tide 07:37 · 2.3 m Low tide 14:54 · 1.1 m High tide 21:50 · 2.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:56 · 1.7 m High tide 09:08 · 2.3 m Low tide 15:38 · 1.2 m High tide 22:07 · 2.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:33 · 1.3 m High tide 10:13 · 2.5 m Low tide 16:17 · 1.3 m High tide 22:28 · 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.

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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

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: Beginner

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