Yas Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Arab Emirates · Abou Dabi

Spot currently openIntermediate level 24.51 | 54.57

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Spot forecast for Yas Island

Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 17:51

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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 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 Now02:130.7 m19:091.7 m03:210.6 m11:351.5 m15:121.4 m20:351.7 m04:100.6 m11:371.6 m16:371.2 m21:541.6 m04:480.6 m11:451.8 m17:281 m23:031.7 m05:220.6 m12:001.9 m18:090.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m

Yas Island: 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

223h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to November, peaking in July: 30 rideable days a month and 223 hours of usable wind, at 39 °C. The low point is February, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days21 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days21 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is April, with 43 mm.

Monthly averages: Yas Island
Monthly averages — Yas Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 198 h 24 °C 2 mm
February 21.0 206 h 25 °C 24 mm
March 24.5 173 h 29 °C 33 mm
April 27.5 190 h 34 °C 43 mm
May 29.0 229 h 39 °C 10 mm
June 30.0 220 h 41 °C 0 mm
July 30.5 223 h 42 °C 0 mm
August 30.0 177 h 43 °C 1 mm
September 29.5 174 h 40 °C 0 mm
October 30.0 173 h 36 °C 1 mm
November 29.5 148 h 31 °C 1 mm
December 22.5 118 h 26 °C 11 mm

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Technical details of Yas Island 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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