Overview

Zikreet is a kitesurf spot located on the west coast of Qatar, in Al Rayyan Municipality. This desert spot offers open water facing the Persian Gulf with spectacular rock formation landscapes. The northwest Shamal blows directly onshore, creating sometimes powerful conditions. The water is open with a sandy bottom. The spot is isolated and requires self-sufficiency. Spectacular setting with the Zikreet rock formations.

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Spot forecast for Zikreet

Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 17:05

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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 05:00 · 1.1 m Low tide 07:15 · 1.1 m High tide 08:13 · 1.1 m Low tide 10:52 · 1 m High tide 13:27 · 1.1 m Low tide 22:55 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 06:29 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:29 · 1 m High tide 14:28 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:08 · 0.6 m High tide 07:25 · 1.2 m Low tide 13:34 · 0.9 m High tide 18:33 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:11 · 0.5 m High tide 08:01 · 1.3 m Low tide 14:14 · 0.7 m High tide 19:42 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:04 · 0.5 m High tide 08:33 · 1.3 m Low tide 14:48 · 0.6 m High tide 20:35 · 1.2 m

Zikreet: 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

365h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in July: 30 rideable days a month and 365 hours of usable wind, at 39 °C. The low point is December, at 20.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is February, with 31 mm.

Monthly averages: Zikreet

Monthly averages — Zikreet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	239 h	21 °C	1 mm
February	22.5	243 h	22 °C	31 mm
March	23.5	232 h	26 °C	22 mm
April	22.5	185 h	33 °C	28 mm
May	24.0	281 h	38 °C	22 mm
June	28.5	293 h	41 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	365 h	41 °C	0 mm
August	30.0	245 h	41 °C	0 mm
September	30.0	283 h	38 °C	0 mm
October	29.0	257 h	33 °C	0 mm
November	24.5	239 h	28 °C	6 mm
December	20.5	165 h	22 °C	23 mm

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Technical details of Zikreet 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: Al Rayyan Municipality

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