Sindalah Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Saudi Arabia · Tabuk Province

Spot currently openIntermediate level 28.04 | 34.7

Overview

Sindalah Island is a kitesurf spot located on an island of the NEOM project in Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, in the northwest of the country on the Red Sea. This island is part of the futuristic mega-development project. North-northwest winds prevail in winter. The water area is open to the Red Sea with crystal-clear waters and a coral bottom. Exceptional setting in the Gulf of Aqaba.
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Spot forecast for Sindalah Island

Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 18:07

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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 2.9 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 Now02:040.5 m08:310.3 m15:040.5 m21:240.3 m03:150.5 m09:340.3 m15:530.6 m22:140.3 m04:100.6 m10:220.2 m16:340.6 m22:540.2 m04:570.6 m11:020.2 m17:110.7 m23:300.2 m05:380.6 m11:390.2 m17:460.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m

Sindalah 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

369h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in May, with 369 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 27%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 29%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 44% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is February, at 21 °C. The wettest month is December, with 11 mm.

Monthly averages: Sindalah Island
Monthly averages — Sindalah 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 27.5 296 h 22 °C 0 mm
February 26.0 281 h 21 °C 4 mm
March 28.0 291 h 24 °C 1 mm
April 25.0 269 h 26 °C 0 mm
May 30.5 369 h 30 °C 0 mm
June 29.0 340 h 32 °C 0 mm
July 28.0 245 h 33 °C 0 mm
August 29.5 323 h 34 °C 0 mm
September 29.0 321 h 32 °C 0 mm
October 30.0 329 h 29 °C 0 mm
November 23.5 241 h 26 °C 0 mm
December 24.5 230 h 23 °C 11 mm

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Technical details of Sindalah Island spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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