Overview

Diplomatic Area is a kitesurf spot located in the diplomatic quarter of Doha, the capital of Qatar, on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. This urban spot offers open water accessible from the city center. The Shamal wind (northwest) is the dominant wind, blowing regularly from November to March. The water is shallow with a sandy bottom. Moderate Gulf tides influence water depth. Be aware of navigation restrictions in this diplomatic zone.

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Spot forecast for Diplomatic Area

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 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:54 · 0.6 m Low tide 03:31 · 0.6 m High tide 12:38 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:17 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:25 · 0.7 m Low tide 05:02 · 0.6 m High tide 13:13 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:37 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:53 · 0.8 m Low tide 06:28 · 0.7 m High tide 13:40 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:57 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:18 · 1 m Low tide 07:49 · 0.7 m High tide 14:05 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:18 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:40 · 1.1 m Low tide 09:05 · 0.7 m High tide 14:31 · 1.3 m Low tide 21:38 · 0.3 m

Diplomatic Area: 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

253h

in July · 23 rideable days

The season runs from May to July, peaking in July: 19 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 42 °C. The low point is August, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 23 °C. The wettest month is December, with 31 mm.

Monthly averages: Diplomatic Area

Monthly averages — Diplomatic Area — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	177 h	24 °C	1 mm
February	19.5	186 h	23 °C	23 mm
March	14.0	141 h	27 °C	21 mm
April	13.0	107 h	34 °C	22 mm
May	16.0	196 h	39 °C	13 mm
June	17.5	186 h	43 °C	0 mm
July	23.0	253 h	44 °C	0 mm
August	5.5	60 h	42 °C	0 mm
September	10.5	88 h	40 °C	0 mm
October	11.5	107 h	35 °C	9 mm
November	11.5	119 h	31 °C	0 mm
December	10.0	77 h	25 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Diplomatic Area 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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