Lagoon · Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate · Oman
Ras Al Hadd Lagoon
Best for kiting from May to September, with 51 to 80 % kite days. Water 27 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.
- 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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 32 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 68 %
- Kiteable 32 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 1 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.6 h
- Water
- 30 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 30 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 41 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 51 | 70 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 28 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Possible | Off | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 15 to 17 | 16 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 14 to 17 | 13 to 16 | 12 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 1 of 31 | 1 of 28 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | spring | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty |
- In January, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 12 kite days out of 28 (42 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (70 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (80 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (79 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (18 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Ras Al Hadd Lagoon averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 3 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 Ras Al Hadd Lagoon
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
- December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 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.
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
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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
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: 4 in 10
about 1.3 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 20 %
- Kiteable 80 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 20 %, kiteable on 80 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 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 S (180°).
Kitesurfing at Ras Al Hadd Lagoon: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Ras Al Hadd Lagoon?
The best months are May to September: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 80 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Ras Al Hadd Lagoon windy in October?
Sometimes. 32 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Ras Al Hadd Lagoon?
The water ranges from 25 °C in January to 30 °C in October. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Ras Al Hadd Lagoon get in a year?
About 178 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.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
- Country
- Oman
- Water body
- Lagoon, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Muscat International Airport (MCT), 194 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 22.5229, 59.7747
- 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
- Fishermen's Bay
Oman · 16 points more kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
48 %Kite days by month at Fishermen's Bay: Jan 46 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 74 %, May 86 %, Jun 81 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 91 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 39 % - Asylah
Oman · 12 points more kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
44 %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 % - Al-Ashkarah
Oman · 12 points more kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
44 %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 % - Mosque
Oman · 11 points more kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
43 %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 % - Gazebo Point
Oman · 16 points fewer kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
16 %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 % - Ras al Ya
Oman · 8 points fewer kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
24 %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 % - Westerland
Oman · 12 points fewer kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
20 %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 % - Marsis
Oman · 12 points fewer kite days than Ras Al Hadd Lagoon in October
20 %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 %
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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. Confidence: high.
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In October, 32 % of days at Ras Al Hadd Lagoon 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/ras-al-hadd-lagoon
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