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Marina Waves kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Kuwait

Spot currently openIntermediate level 29.34 | 48.07

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil

Marina Waves is a kitesurfing spot located near the Kuwait City marina. This urban spot offers an accessible body of water with nearby infrastructure. The Shamal wind (northwest) is dominant. The water area is semi-protected by the marina structures. The bottom is sandy. Beware of boat traffic around the marina.

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Spot forecast for Marina Waves

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:12

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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 3.5 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 Now00:042.5 m04:182.8 m13:111.3 m21:392.7 m01:562.4 m05:562.6 m14:131.3 m21:482.8 m03:152.1 m08:082.6 m15:061.3 m22:013 m04:041.8 m09:312.7 m15:521.3 m22:203.2 m04:431.4 m10:302.8 m16:331.4 m22:423.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 2.4 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.3 m

Marina Waves: 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

328h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 328 hours of usable wind, at 37 °C. The low point is April, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days10 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days10 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 58 mm.

Monthly averages: Marina Waves
Monthly averages — Marina Waves — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 194 h 18 °C 11 mm
February 16.5 157 h 17 °C 16 mm
March 14.0 141 h 21 °C 58 mm
April 10.0 90 h 27 °C 2 mm
May 19.0 223 h 33 °C 4 mm
June 21.5 263 h 37 °C 0 mm
July 26.0 328 h 40 °C 0 mm
August 22.5 243 h 39 °C 0 mm
September 22.0 237 h 37 °C 0 mm
October 17.5 190 h 30 °C 3 mm
November 14.5 143 h 25 °C 4 mm
December 15.5 149 h 19 °C 22 mm

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Technical details of Marina Waves 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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