🇴🇲 Qalhat Beach
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Best directionSSW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonMay – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A beach beside the ruins of the medieval trading port of Qalhat near Sur, catching Oman's eastern-coast share of the summer monsoon.
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Getting thereAlong the Muscat-Sur highway, about 2 hours from Muscat International Airport. A car reaches the gravel pull-offs near the ancient city ruins; free parking in…
HazardsLarge stones and pebbles drop off into deep water very quickly, generating a real shorebreak. Watch for genuinely gusty, turbulent…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when clear summer days trigger a localized thermal funneling down the deep mountain wadis and…
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