Overview

Kitesurf

Unverified spot

Spot generated from automatic data sources.

This spot's details have not been checked by a kiter yet. If you know it, your input is welcome.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Socotra Island | Qashio

Sunrise 05:15 · Sunset 17:03

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Socotra Island | Qashio: 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

434h

in July · 31 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, July and August, at 31 rideable days and 31 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 9%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 58%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 21 and 30 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Small kites and experienced riders. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is May, with 27 mm.

Monthly averages: Socotra Island | Qashio

Monthly averages — Socotra Island | Qashio — averaged over 4 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	1 h	27 °C	17 mm
January	0.0	1 h	27 °C	17 mm
February	0.0	1 h	27 °C	2 mm
February	0.0	1 h	27 °C	2 mm
March	0.5	2 h	29 °C	4 mm
March	0.5	2 h	29 °C	4 mm
April	6.5	48 h	32 °C	10 mm
April	6.5	48 h	32 °C	10 mm
May	24.0	266 h	34 °C	27 mm
May	24.0	266 h	34 °C	27 mm
June	30.0	442 h	33 °C	0 mm
June	30.0	442 h	33 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	434 h	31 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	434 h	31 °C	0 mm
August	31.0	434 h	31 °C	1 mm
August	31.0	434 h	31 °C	1 mm
September	29.5	409 h	31 °C	0 mm
September	29.5	409 h	31 °C	0 mm
October	11.0	120 h	31 °C	14 mm
October	11.0	120 h	31 °C	14 mm
November	0.0	2 h	29 °C	7 mm
November	0.0	2 h	29 °C	7 mm
December	0.0	0 h	27 °C	16 mm
December	0.0	0 h	27 °C	16 mm

Photo gallery of Socotra Island | Qashio

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Socotra Island | Qashio spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Currently, there is no weather station at this spot. If you want to change this, help us fund one: Weather Station Project

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Socotra Island | Qashio

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Hadhramaut Governorate

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Socotra Island | Qashio kitesurf spot