Overview

Kitesurf
Wingfoil

Power Plant Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in the Al Ahmadi Governorate in Kuwait, near a power plant. The spot offers an open water area on the Persian Gulf. The Shamal wind (northwest) is the prevailing wind, particularly powerful in summer. The water area is open with a sandy bottom. Moderate tides influence the conditions. Spot for intermediate and advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Power Plant Beach

Sunrise 05:50 · 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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Swell and waves

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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 0.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:03 · 2 m Low tide 12:54 · 0.8 m High tide 22:15 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:00 · 1.8 m High tide 05:24 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:52 · 0.8 m High tide 21:55 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:34 · 1.6 m High tide 07:08 · 1.8 m Low tide 14:39 · 0.9 m High tide 21:57 · 2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:08 · 1.4 m High tide 08:46 · 1.7 m Low tide 15:18 · 0.9 m High tide 22:09 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:36 · 1.1 m High tide 10:08 · 1.8 m Low tide 15:53 · 1 m High tide 22:27 · 2.2 m

Power Plant 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

303h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 303 hours of usable wind, at 35 °C. The low point is April, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 58 mm.

Monthly averages: Power Plant Beach

Monthly averages — Power Plant 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	22.5	220 h	18 °C	8 mm
February	19.0	171 h	17 °C	19 mm
March	17.0	149 h	20 °C	58 mm
April	13.5	95 h	26 °C	8 mm
May	18.0	201 h	31 °C	5 mm
June	22.5	239 h	36 °C	0 mm
July	28.5	303 h	38 °C	0 mm
August	23.5	213 h	37 °C	0 mm
September	25.0	242 h	36 °C	0 mm
October	21.5	227 h	30 °C	1 mm
November	18.5	183 h	25 °C	18 mm
December	21.0	207 h	19 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Power Plant 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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All spots: Al Ahmadi Governorate

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