Overview

Al Ruwais is a kitesurf spot located at the far north of Qatar, in Madinat ash Shamal municipality. This spot offers an open body of water in an undeveloped area. The northwest Shamal is the dominant wind. The water is shallow with a sandy bottom. Isolated spot at the north of the peninsula, offering tranquility and vast riding space.

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Spot forecast for Al Ruwais

Sunrise 05:36 · Sunset 17:03

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:06 · 0.7 m High tide 11:33 · 1.3 m Low tide 18:42 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:55 · 1 m Low tide 06:27 · 0.7 m High tide 12:40 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:37 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:55 · 1.1 m Low tide 07:36 · 0.6 m High tide 13:40 · 1.3 m Low tide 20:22 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:41 · 1.2 m Low tide 08:33 · 0.6 m High tide 14:31 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:02 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:21 · 1.4 m Low tide 09:22 · 0.5 m High tide 15:17 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:40 · 0.2 m

Al Ruwais: 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

343h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, November and September, at 26 rideable days and 34 °C. The low point is August, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 21 °C. The wettest month is February, with 37 mm.

Monthly averages: Al Ruwais

Monthly averages — Al Ruwais — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.0	262 h	22 °C	3 mm
February	22.5	251 h	21 °C	37 mm
March	20.5	226 h	24 °C	17 mm
April	20.0	184 h	30 °C	22 mm
May	24.0	295 h	34 °C	14 mm
June	24.0	284 h	37 °C	0 mm
July	26.5	343 h	38 °C	0 mm
August	16.5	161 h	38 °C	0 mm
September	25.0	245 h	36 °C	0 mm
October	24.5	238 h	32 °C	4 mm
November	25.5	262 h	28 °C	9 mm
December	20.0	164 h	23 °C	29 mm

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Technical details of Al Ruwais 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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Nearby spots

All spots: Madinat ash Shamal

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