Ras Tanura

Ras Tanura

Dammam • Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia
194 windy days
/ year
Water type
lagoon
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
2.1 m
Waves
flat

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
1810200
1911200
1812300
168100
168100
1911200
179100
145000
146100
115000
147100
189100
Dominant wind direction
wind 321º
wind 327º
wind 348º
wind 350º
wind 347º
wind 330º
wind 347º
wind 348º
wind 346º
wind 350º
wind 325º
wind 320º
Avg. wind (kt)
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151721
1517–
151720
1416–
1416–
151720
1416–
1316–
1417–
1417–
1416–
1416–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
20º 13º
21º 14º
25º 17º
31º 21º
36º 26º
39º 29º
41º 31º
40º 30º
38º 28º
34º 24º
29º 20º
23º 15º
Water temperature
20º
18º
20º
23º
27º
30º
32º
33º
32º
30º
26º
22º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesFlat water lagoon: waves stats are from the open sea nearby, and shouldn’t reach the spot
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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