Overview

Ras Tanura is a kitesurfing spot located in Ash-Sharqiyah Province in Saudi Arabia, on an east coast peninsula. This industrial-coastal spot offers an open body of water on the Gulf. The north-west Shamal is the prevailing wind. The water is open with a sandy bottom. The peninsula offers multiple orientations depending on wind direction.

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Spot forecast for Ras Tanura

Sunrise 05:41 · Sunset 17:07

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

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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 1.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:32 · 1.1 m High tide 10:47 · 1.4 m Low tide 17:25 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:28 · 1.6 m Low tide 07:09 · 1 m High tide 12:15 · 1.4 m Low tide 18:48 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:33 · 1.7 m Low tide 08:07 · 0.9 m High tide 13:34 · 1.5 m Low tide 19:54 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:24 · 1.8 m Low tide 08:46 · 0.7 m High tide 14:35 · 1.7 m Low tide 20:47 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:05 · 1.9 m Low tide 09:20 · 0.6 m High tide 15:24 · 1.8 m Low tide 21:32 · 0.5 m

Ras Tanura: 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

338h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to July, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 338 hours of usable wind, at 39 °C. The low point is April, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 20 °C. The wettest month is February, with 35 mm.

Monthly averages: Ras Tanura

Monthly averages — Ras Tanura — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	220 h	21 °C	7 mm
February	19.0	209 h	20 °C	35 mm
March	16.5	184 h	24 °C	35 mm
April	14.5	142 h	31 °C	23 mm
May	21.5	257 h	35 °C	19 mm
June	21.0	257 h	40 °C	0 mm
July	26.0	338 h	41 °C	0 mm
August	16.5	181 h	40 °C	0 mm
September	23.5	250 h	38 °C	0 mm
October	19.0	193 h	33 °C	1 mm
November	18.5	182 h	28 °C	2 mm
December	17.0	141 h	22 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Ras Tanura 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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Nearby spots

All spots: Ash-Sharqiyah

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