Masirah Island, Oman
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Qaryat Umq, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DQM (DQM), 158 km.
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About Masirah Island
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 81). The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Qaryat Umq, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DQM (DQM), 158 km.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Qaryat Umq, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DQM (DQM), 158 km.
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Where it is
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Forecast
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 7kn | side | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knots | 9kn | side | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 11kn | cross-off | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 8kn | cross-off | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 8 knots | 16kn | cross-off | chop |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr1of 7
- May4of 7
- Jun4of 7
- Jul5of 7
- Aug5of 7
- Sep2of 7
- Oct1of 7
- Nov1of 7
- Dec1of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 7, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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