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Kish Turtles Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Iran · Hormozgan Province

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 26.5 | 54.02

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
Kish Turtles Beach is a kitesurf spot located on the south coast of Kish Island in Iran. The name refers to the sea turtles that frequent this area. The spot offers turquoise and shallow water. Northwest winds (Shamal) are most frequent in winter. Southeast winds blow in summer. The bottom is sandy with coral areas. Be mindful of turtle nesting zones.
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Spot forecast for Kish Turtles Beach

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 17:21

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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 1.5 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 Now02:050.7 m11:191.5 m15:361.4 m18:391.5 m03:060.7 m11:081.6 m16:411.3 m20:361.4 m03:560.7 m11:131.6 m17:181.1 m22:121.4 m04:400.8 m11:251.7 m17:500.9 m23:211.5 m05:200.8 m11:421.8 m18:220.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Kish Turtles Beach: 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

159h

in February · 17 rideable days

The season runs from January to July, peaking in February: 15 rideable days a month and 159 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 15 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days8 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 15 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 8 rideable days8 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is December, with 98 mm.

Monthly averages: Kish Turtles Beach
Monthly averages — Kish Turtles Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.0 132 h 23 °C 2 mm
February 17.0 159 h 23 °C 21 mm
March 15.0 109 h 26 °C 10 mm
April 14.5 87 h 30 °C 29 mm
May 14.5 99 h 33 °C 14 mm
June 13.5 59 h 36 °C 0 mm
July 14.5 54 h 36 °C 0 mm
August 12.0 52 h 36 °C 1 mm
September 14.5 58 h 35 °C 1 mm
October 15.5 95 h 33 °C 1 mm
November 8.5 46 h 29 °C 0 mm
December 8.0 52 h 24 °C 98 mm

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Technical details of Kish Turtles Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: 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, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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