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Kitesurfing in Masirah, Oman

Name: Masirah
Address: OMN

Island in Oman · 2 kite spots · airport DQM

Best for kiting from May to September, with 63 to 94 % kite days. Water 25 to 29 °C.

Season 16 Apr to 30 Sep, peak 7 May to 23 Sep.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Masirah Island, the main spot of Masirah. The other 1 spot has 15 % kite days in October.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan26Possible
FFeb14Off
MMar21Possible
AApr41Good
MMay73Prime
JJun82Prime
JJul94Prime
AAug91Prime
SSep63Prime
OOct15Offnow · chosen
NNov12Off
DDec28Possible

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

October in Masirah, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 5 of 31; 15 % kite days, Off, good in 0 of 9 years
WIND: 9 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 28 °C, boardshorts; suit for 27 °C and warmer

under 1 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).

about 1.0 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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Month by month

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
15 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 85 %
Kiteable 15 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
Best hours
15:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.7 h
Water
28 °C, boardshorts
Air
28 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
Rain
0 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Masirah Island averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Masirah Island

Kite days% of days	26	14	21	41	73	82	94	91	63	15	12	28
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Off	Possible	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Off	Off	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	5 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 17	10 to 10	15 to 17	16 to 17	15 to 18	13 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 18	14 to 17	15 to 17	16 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	11.1	11.5	12.0	12.6	13.1	13.3	13.2	12.8	12.3	11.7	11.2	10.9
Water°C at the surface	24	25	27	28	29	28	26	25	27	28	28	25
Air°C, daily maximum	24	24	26	28	29	28	26	25	26	28	28	25
Rain days1 mm or more	0 of 31	0 of 28	0 of 31	0 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 30	1 of 31	0 of 31	0 of 30	0 of 31	1 of 30	1 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	shorty	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorty	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorty

In January, Masirah Island averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Masirah Island averaged 4 kite days out of 28 (14 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Masirah Island averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Masirah Island averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Masirah Island averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (73 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Masirah Island averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (82 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Masirah Island averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (94 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Masirah Island averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (91 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Masirah Island averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Masirah Island averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Masirah Island averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (12 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Masirah Island averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Masirah Island

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 15 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 85 %
Kiteable 15 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
Best hours: 15:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.7 h
Water: 28 °C, boardshorts
Air: 28 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
Rain: 0 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Masirah Island averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Close model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

28 °C in October, boardshorts (27 °C and warmer).

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

24 to 29 °C, shorty to boardshorts.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Masirah Island, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Duqm International Airport (DQM), 133 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 7 h 20 min straight line, 5,481 km
MUC Munich: about 7 h straight line, 5,199 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 7 h 45 min straight line, 5,810 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 8 h 10 min straight line, 6,135 km
ZRH Zurich: about 7 h 15 min straight line, 5,398 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 7 h 50 min straight line, 5,871 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in Masirah

Best for kiting from May to September, with 63 to 94 % kite days. Water 25 to 29 °C.

Season 16 Apr to 30 Sep, peak 7 May to 23 Sep. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Prime months here: May, June, July, August, September. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

under 1 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 5 in 10

about 0.8 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is Masirah windy?

Across the year, 46 % of days at Masirah Island are kite days. The windiest month is July with 94 %, the calmest is November with 12 %.

Wind on kite days in July comes most often from SSW (203°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind9 knots(8 to 11 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan NE, Feb WNW, Mar S, Apr SSW, May SSW, Jun SSW, Jul SSW, Aug SSW, Sep SSW, Oct SSW, Nov ENE, Dec ENE.

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Water temperature in Masirah by month

The sea is warmest in May at 29 °C and coolest in January at 24 °C. Wetsuit: shorty in January, boardshorts in May.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in Masirah

Masirah Island
Sea · main spot
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 Masirah Island: Jan 26 %, Feb 14 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 41 %, May 73 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 28 %
Kaib
Sea · 1 km
Same model cell as Masirah Island: near identical numbers.
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 Kaib: Jan 26 %, Feb 14 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 41 %, May 73 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 28 %

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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 15 % of days at Masirah Island met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/masirah

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