Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 33°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jul6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 14kn | side | chop | 33°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | chop | 32°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 11kn | cross-off | flat | 33°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 7kn | on | chop | 32°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 11kn | on | chop | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knots | 13kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 10kn | side | chop | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 7kn | side-on | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 9kn | side | flat | 30°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:26 +0.7 mLow 08:19 +0.0 mHigh 12:45 +0.3 mLow 19:59 −0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:32 +0.7 mLow 09:56 −0.1 mHigh 14:29 +0.2 mLow 21:15 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:34 +0.7 mLow 11:17 −0.3 mHigh 16:40 +0.2 mLow 22:39 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jul
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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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).
Water about 27°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 intermediate level the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7; in February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Qaryat Umq.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Qaryat Umq
5 min by car
About Qaryat Umq its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Qaryat Umq, 3 km. We have not checked places to stay in Qaryat Umq yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Sur, 252 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.