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Aktau Barhan is a kitesurfing spot located on the Caspian Sea coast in Aktau, the main seaside city of western Kazakhstan. The spot is named after the sand dunes (barkhans) that line the coast. The water area is relatively flat with a sandy bottom. Prevailing winds blow from the north and south along the coast.

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Spot forecast for Aktau - Barkhan

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:44

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

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Aktau - Barkhan: 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

192h

in August · 25 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are December, January and May, at 25 rideable days and 10 °C. The low point is June, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is December, with 47 mm.

Monthly averages: Aktau - Barkhan

Monthly averages — Aktau - Barkhan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	210 h	4 °C	14 mm
February	20.0	176 h	4 °C	28 mm
March	22.5	220 h	10 °C	44 mm
April	22.0	214 h	19 °C	16 mm
May	25.0	251 h	22 °C	30 mm
June	18.5	164 h	27 °C	5 mm
July	22.0	182 h	30 °C	2 mm
August	25.0	192 h	31 °C	1 mm
September	23.5	246 h	26 °C	5 mm
October	23.5	212 h	18 °C	21 mm
November	19.0	191 h	12 °C	13 mm
December	25.5	208 h	4 °C	47 mm

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Technical details of Aktau - Barkhan spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, SW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Aktau10.8 kmsource WIS2 - WMO

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