Sea · Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate · Oman

Kaib

Name: Kaib
Address: OMN

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

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

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

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.

Confidence highClose 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.

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Month by month

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, Kaib 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.

Kaib

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

Trip odds at Kaib

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.5 expected
July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.4 expected
August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.8 expected
September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected

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.

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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).

How the wind behaves

In July, the windiest month

Too light 6 %
Kiteable 94 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 6 %, kiteable on 94 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from SSW (203°).

Kitesurfing at Kaib: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Kaib?

The best months are May to September: from 2017 to 2025, 63 to 94 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Kaib windy in October?

Rarely. 15 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October. Fewer than 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Kaib?

The water ranges from 24 °C in January to 29 °C in May. In October it is about 28 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Kaib get in a year?

About 170 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
Country: Oman
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Duqm International Airport (DQM), 134 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+04:00 in October
Coordinates: 20.2559, 58.6275
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Kite days in October, % of days

Marsis
Oman · 5 points more kite days than Kaib in October
20 %
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 Marsis: Jan 23 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 51 %, May 80 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 31 %
Haqal
Oman · 4 points more kite days than Kaib in October
19 %
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 Haqal: Jan 27 %, Feb 14 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 48 %, May 75 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 34 %
Westerland
Oman · 5 points more kite days than Kaib in October
20 %
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 Westerland: Jan 25 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 50 %, May 77 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 32 %
Ras al Ya
Oman · 9 points more kite days than Kaib in October
24 %
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 Ras al Ya: Jan 24 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 59 %, May 81 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 95 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 33 %
Gazebo Point
Oman · 1 point more kite days than Kaib in October
16 %
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 Gazebo Point: Jan 23 %, Feb 10 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 33 %, May 71 %, Jun 81 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 30 %
Mosque
Oman · 28 points more kite days than Kaib in October
43 %
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 Mosque: Jan 35 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 73 %, May 85 %, Jun 82 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 88 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 39 %
Al-Ashkarah
Oman · 29 points more kite days than Kaib in October
44 %
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-Ashkarah: Jan 42 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 75 %, May 86 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 39 %
Asylah
Oman · 29 points more kite days than Kaib in October
44 %
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 Asylah: Jan 42 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 73 %, May 85 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 88 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 39 %

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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 Kaib 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/spot/kaib

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