Best Kitespots in United Arab Emirates

7 spots · Asia

Kite days peak in March at 39 %.

Median of 7 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 7 spots
Median kite days: 31 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Jebel Ali Beach; 35 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates has 7 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 31 % kite days over the year; Jebel Ali Beach leads with 35 %. The spots spread over 4 regions.

Water 22 to 35 °C over the year.

Best time to visit United Arab Emirates

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Low wind: October to December

Kite days at the median spot range from 17 % in November to 39 % in March.

Water 22 °C in February to 35 °C in August. Air 22 °C in January to 36 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in United Arab Emirates: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in United Arab Emirates?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 39 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in United Arab Emirates?

Jebel Ali Beach has the most kite days in United Arab Emirates: 35 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in United Arab Emirates?

The water ranges from 22 °C in February to 35 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in February, boardshorts in August.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Jebel Ali Beach
United Arab Emirates
35 %
2
Yas Island
United Arab Emirates
34 %
3
Wollongong Beach
United Arab Emirates
34 %
4
Al Ruwais
United Arab Emirates
31 %
5
Oberoi Beach
United Arab Emirates
27 %
6
Delma Island
United Arab Emirates
27 %
7
RAK
United Arab Emirates
18 %

Good for learning

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None checked in United Arab Emirates yet.

By region

Abu Dhabi Emirate

3 spots · 31 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in United Arab Emirates

Jebel Ali Beach leads with 35 % kite days per year, followed by Yas Island (34 %) and Wollongong Beach (34 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Jebel Ali Beach
United Arab Emirates
35 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jebel Ali Beach: Jan 34 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 44 %, May 43 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 18 %
2
Yas Island
United Arab Emirates
34 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Yas Island: Jan 32 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 36 %, May 39 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 22 %
3
Wollongong Beach
United Arab Emirates
34 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wollongong Beach: Jan 33 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 41 %, May 42 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 19 %
4
Al Ruwais
United Arab Emirates
31 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Al Ruwais: Jan 39 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 33 %, May 28 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 29 %
5
Oberoi Beach
United Arab Emirates
27 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Oberoi Beach: Jan 34 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 33 %, May 39 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 21 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 19 %
6
Delma Island
United Arab Emirates
27 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Delma Island: Jan 42 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 26 %, May 26 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 33 %
7
RAK
United Arab Emirates
18 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at RAK: Jan 28 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 21 %, May 25 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 12 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for United Arab Emirates: median of 7 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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