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Kite forecast · Qatar · Al Shamal

Kite forecast Fuwairit today

Wind, gusts and direction at Fuwairit (Al Shamal, Qatar) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind7 kn12 km/h
Gusts10 kngust spread 3 kn
DirectionNWfrom NW · 321°
KiteToo lightstay on the beach

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Fuwairit kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Kiteable 5 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 13:00–16:00: 14–21 kn from NNW.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:004 kn6 knWNWToo light
09:009 kn13 knNWToo light
12:0013 kn20 knNNWKiteable
15:0014 kn21 knNNWKiteable

Monday 26 October

Kiteable 3 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 13:00–16:00: 12–18 kn from NNW.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:004 kn6 knWToo light
09:008 kn12 knNWToo light
12:0011 kn16 knNNWToo light
15:0012 kn18 knNNWKiteable

Tuesday 27 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:004 kn5 knWSWToo light
09:007 kn10 knNWToo light
12:0011 kn16 knNWToo light
15:0010 kn16 knNNWToo light

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 23:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Fuwairit

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Fuwairit most often blows from NW (44% of them). Windiest months: February, April, June.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days58%68%65%67%61%83%61%42%57%39%30%35%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Fuwairit

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Fuwairit today?
Too light: wind 7 kn gusting 10 kn from NW (Sat 23:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Fuwairit today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Fuwairit?
On windy days mostly from NW. Windiest months: February, April, June.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Fuwairit, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.