Kitesurfing in UAE

[Maisk Rotum]

One of the factors in choosing a job is leisure activities, so can anyone comment on whether the kitesurfing is better in Doha or Abu Dhabi?

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[Mister Warning]

12 years in Dxb kiting for 10 of them.
5 years in Doh.
Average kite size in Dxb : 16m.
Average kite size in Doh : 9m.

[Maisk Rotum]

Hey thanks for that but DXB is not on my radar. What about Abu Dhabi?

[Mister Warning]

Same same only different.

[Jetjock330]

Lots of kite surfing in AUH

[abZorbatheleak]

The wind gets better the further up the Gulf you go. AUH always has a knot or 3 more wind than DXB in a predominantly westerly direction. DOH and BAH have significantly more wind than the UAE. The exception to this is when the wind is Northerly, which is rare, then DXB is better with the wind being less the further up the Gulf.

[320goat]

normally out on my 15 here although recently been using the 9!


In Doha

[Effoh]

I only have a 9 in Doha and we've had some pretty good 25-30kt days in the last couple of months. Nice spots off the beaten track too.