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Mousad's Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Saudi Arabia · Ash-Sharqiyah

Spot currently openIntermediate level 25.99 | 50

Overview

Mousad's Bay is a kitesurf spot located in Ash-Sharqiyah Province in Saudi Arabia, on the east coast. This spot offers semi-sheltered water in a small bay. The northwest Shamal is the dominant wind. The water is shallow with a sandy bottom. A more intimate spot than Half Moon Bay with less crowd.
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Spot forecast for Mousad's Bay

Sunrise 05:41 · Sunset 17:08

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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 6.1 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 Now00:400.7 m01:590.7 m05:130.9 m09:040.8 m12:100.9 m21:320.4 m01:420.7 m02:250.7 m06:070.9 m10:310.8 m13:020.9 m16:180.7 m17:090.7 m22:400.4 m06:460.9 m11:400.7 m14:070.8 m16:370.7 m18:150.8 m23:420.4 m07:211 m12:330.7 m15:330.8 m16:550.8 m19:060.8 m00:380.4 m07:521 m13:190.6 m19:510.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.9 m

Mousad's Bay: 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

294h

in July · 26 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, September and January, at 22 rideable days and 37 °C. The low point is April, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days13 d A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 16 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days13 d A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 16 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is February, with 37 mm.

Monthly averages: Mousad's Bay
Monthly averages — Mousad's Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 214 h 22 °C 4 mm
February 19.5 184 h 22 °C 37 mm
March 15.0 157 h 27 °C 15 mm
April 13.0 109 h 35 °C 10 mm
May 18.5 200 h 41 °C 18 mm
June 19.5 227 h 45 °C 0 mm
July 26.0 294 h 46 °C 0 mm
August 15.5 128 h 44 °C 0 mm
September 21.0 174 h 42 °C 0 mm
October 18.0 167 h 35 °C 0 mm
November 17.5 170 h 30 °C 4 mm
December 16.0 144 h 23 °C 5 mm

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Technical details of Mousad's Bay spot

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

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