Overview

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McD's Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in the Capital Governorate (Al Asimah) in Kuwait. This urban spot offers easy access to the Persian Gulf waters from Kuwait City. The Shamal wind (northwest) is the prevailing wind. The water area is open with regular conditions in winter. The bottom is sandy. Watch out for maritime traffic in this urban area.

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Spot forecast for McD's Beach

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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:13 · 2.6 m High tide 04:21 · 2.9 m Low tide 13:14 · 1.3 m High tide 21:40 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:59 · 2.5 m High tide 06:05 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:16 · 1.3 m High tide 21:50 · 2.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:17 · 2.2 m High tide 08:18 · 2.7 m Low tide 15:10 · 1.3 m High tide 22:05 · 3.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:07 · 1.8 m High tide 09:37 · 2.8 m Low tide 15:57 · 1.3 m High tide 22:24 · 3.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:46 · 1.5 m High tide 10:35 · 2.9 m Low tide 16:38 · 1.4 m High tide 22:46 · 3.5 m

McD's Beach: 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.

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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: McD's Beach

Monthly averages — McD's Beach — 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 McD's Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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