Ash Sharqiyah, Oman
Mar · 34% rideableOman - Masirah Island
What it's actually like
Masirah is an island about 15 km off the south-east coast of Oman, reached by ferry from Shannah. In the Khareef, the summer monsoon season, the wind blows from the south, and Kiteboarding Oman describes it as steady day and night. The kite spots are flat-water lagoons and open wave beaches, all within 15 to 20 minutes’ drive.
May to August is the season. In every one of those months more than eight days in ten clear 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, and July is the pick, at more than nine in ten. The mean over those rideable hours sits between 16 and 19 knots, strongest in July. It blows from the morning: in the season three windy days in five or more are already blowing at eight, rising to eight or nine in ten by late afternoon. From October to February the share falls to between about two and three days in ten, when Kiteboarding Oman says the wind turns northerly or westerly. The summer is powered up.
Shannah port is about 440 km by road, which GET Kitesurf Oman puts at a four to five-hour drive, and the ferry takes about an hour.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
March · 34%. 10 rideable days in 31, 2.9 hours a day over 12 kt. Bring a book.
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
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Geek analysis
March in the record
34% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In March the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (40% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 5pm, on 31% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
March on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Oman - Masirah Island report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Aug · HighBusiest in July and August, the heart of the monsoon, according to compiled research rather than a count. Outside the season the island is quiet.
On the water
What March usually does
March sits outside the best months here. 34% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
- Launch
- Hazard
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- Approximate
We haven't found published rules for this spot.
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit