Overview

HMYA is a kitesurfing spot located in Ash-Sharqiyah Province in Saudi Arabia, near Half Moon Bay. The spot offers a shallow water body with consistent conditions. The northwest Shamal dominates. The water body is shallow with a sandy bottom. A spot appreciated by locals for its reliable conditions.

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Spot forecast for HMYA

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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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 1.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:35 · 0.8 m Low tide 02:00 · 0.7 m High tide 05:06 · 0.9 m Low tide 09:11 · 0.8 m High tide 12:10 · 1 m Low tide 21:36 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:34 · 0.7 m Low tide 02:31 · 0.7 m High tide 06:00 · 0.9 m Low tide 10:33 · 0.8 m High tide 13:02 · 0.9 m Low tide 16:06 · 0.7 m High tide 17:18 · 0.7 m Low tide 22:43 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:42 · 1 m Low tide 11:39 · 0.7 m High tide 14:07 · 0.8 m Low tide 16:31 · 0.7 m High tide 18:18 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:44 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 07:18 · 1 m Low tide 12:33 · 0.7 m High tide 15:29 · 0.8 m Low tide 16:55 · 0.8 m High tide 19:09 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:39 · 0.4 m High tide 07:51 · 1 m Low tide 13:19 · 0.6 m High tide 19:54 · 0.9 m

HMYA: 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

317h

in July · 26 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, September and February, at 22 rideable days and 37 °C. The low point is April, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 22 °C. The wettest month is February, with 36 mm.

Monthly averages: HMYA

Monthly averages — HMYA — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	209 h	23 °C	4 mm
February	19.5	187 h	22 °C	36 mm
March	15.0	158 h	27 °C	19 mm
April	12.5	117 h	35 °C	4 mm
May	18.0	218 h	40 °C	24 mm
June	19.0	229 h	44 °C	0 mm
July	26.0	317 h	46 °C	0 mm
August	14.5	133 h	44 °C	0 mm
September	20.0	184 h	42 °C	0 mm
October	16.5	158 h	36 °C	0 mm
November	16.0	161 h	30 °C	4 mm
December	14.5	133 h	23 °C	25 mm

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Technical details of HMYA 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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