Overview

Al Wakrah is a kitesurf spot located in Al Wakrah Municipality, south of Doha, Qatar. This coastal spot offers open water on the Persian Gulf. The northwest Shamal is the dominant wind, offering side-shore conditions. The water is shallow with a sandy bottom. A good spot for intermediate riders with easy access from the city.

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Spot forecast for Al Wakrah

Sunrise 05:34 · Sunset 17:02

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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 High tide 02:23 · 0.5 m Low tide 03:16 · 0.5 m High tide 13:01 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:07 · 0.6 m High tide 22:35 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:21 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:47 · 0.7 m Low tide 04:55 · 0.6 m High tide 13:34 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:07 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:14 · 0.8 m Low tide 06:27 · 0.7 m High tide 13:59 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:21 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:40 · 1 m Low tide 07:55 · 0.7 m High tide 14:21 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:04 · 1.1 m Low tide 09:17 · 0.7 m High tide 14:45 · 1.3 m Low tide 21:53 · 0.3 m

Al Wakrah: 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

181h

in January · 18 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, January and February, at 20 rideable days and 31 °C. The low point is August, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is December, with 46 mm.

Monthly averages: Al Wakrah

Monthly averages — Al Wakrah — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	181 h	24 °C	1 mm
February	18.0	179 h	24 °C	20 mm
March	15.5	145 h	27 °C	32 mm
April	12.5	106 h	34 °C	17 mm
May	17.0	190 h	40 °C	12 mm
June	17.5	187 h	44 °C	0 mm
July	23.0	249 h	45 °C	0 mm
August	6.5	61 h	42 °C	0 mm
September	10.0	77 h	40 °C	0 mm
October	10.5	109 h	35 °C	6 mm
November	12.0	113 h	31 °C	0 mm
December	11.5	89 h	24 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Al Wakrah 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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