Overview

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Kuwait Towers is a kitesurf spot located near the famous Kuwait Towers monument, on the Kuwait City corniche. This iconic spot offers an open body of water on Kuwait Bay. The northwest Shamal is the dominant wind. The water is open with consistent conditions. The bottom is sandy. Iconic urban spot but watch out for navigation restrictions in this tourist area.

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Spot forecast for Kuwait Towers

Sunrise 05:52 · 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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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 1.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:13 · 2.6 m High tide 04:21 · 2.9 m Low tide 13:14 · 1.3 m High tide 21:40 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:59 · 2.5 m High tide 06:05 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:16 · 1.3 m High tide 21:50 · 2.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:17 · 2.2 m High tide 08:18 · 2.7 m Low tide 15:10 · 1.3 m High tide 22:05 · 3.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:07 · 1.8 m High tide 09:37 · 2.8 m Low tide 15:57 · 1.3 m High tide 22:24 · 3.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:46 · 1.5 m High tide 10:35 · 2.9 m Low tide 16:38 · 1.4 m High tide 22:46 · 3.5 m

Kuwait Towers: 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

335h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 335 hours of usable wind, at 41 °C. The low point is April, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 19 °C. The wettest month is March, with 55 mm.

Monthly averages: Kuwait Towers

Monthly averages — Kuwait Towers — 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	167 h	20 °C	9 mm
February	14.0	134 h	19 °C	20 mm
March	13.0	134 h	23 °C	55 mm
April	9.5	83 h	32 °C	3 mm
May	18.0	226 h	38 °C	2 mm
June	23.0	271 h	43 °C	0 mm
July	26.0	335 h	45 °C	0 mm
August	21.0	247 h	44 °C	0 mm
September	23.0	234 h	41 °C	0 mm
October	18.0	179 h	34 °C	3 mm
November	11.5	106 h	27 °C	3 mm
December	10.5	91 h	20 °C	26 mm

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Technical details of Kuwait Towers 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: Intermediate

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Ogimet - Kuwait Internationalairport (Kuwait)18.7 kmsource ogimet

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GW7334 SALWA KW14.7 km

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