Newly charted
The riding conditions below are documented, but the rest of this page — where to stay, what it costs, the scene — hasn't been written yet. Know this place? The open questions at the bottom are where to start.
what a trip here turns on, before the detail
When to come
Jun to Jul
every spot here is in season then
2 spots, and each figure is how many of them name that month as their own season, so a month reading 1 is one spot and not the whole place.
How windy
15.2 kt
the month's average wind in July at Power Plant Beach, the strongest month any spot here models
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. What it holds here is the month's average wind, month by month; it does not count how many days carry a three-hour window at 12 kt.
Getting there
no airport on file
Riding on your own
2 spots
publish rules of their own for permits, zoning or the bathing season, on the spot cards
Where to ride
2 spots
flat/chop/small wave
Levels at least one spot takes
Power Plant Beach is a sandy stretch on Kuwait's southern Gulf coast, south of the plant it is named after, between Mina Said (Suud) and Al Khiran.
In seasonJun to Jul
The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 15.2 kt in July, the strongest month it models for this spot.
More on Power Plant Beach
The water runs flat to choppy, with small waves when a stronger onshore wind builds, and there is a lot of room to lay out. The drive from Kuwait City is about 100 km south, and a 4x4 helps if you want to get down onto the sand instead of walking in. 194 days a year reach 4 Bft and June and July are rated the two best months, but the monthly averages are 7-10 kt, so this is big-kite riding more often than not. A long bridge sits at the north end of the beach and the power and desalination plant sits behind it, which is the thing to sort out before you drive: whether beach access beside the plant is still allowed in 2026 is unconfirmed. This reads as an intermediate and up spot rather than a place to learn, and no rescue cover is confirmed.
Getting on the water
Sandy beach south of the power plant, with lots of launch space and 4x4 access from Kuwait City via Mina Said (Suud).
Rules and access
2026: no kite-specific rule for this beach turned up, so country law applies. Check on the ground, because a permit, a membership or a closed gate beside industrial infrastructure will not be published in advance.
Alzour Beach, also listed as Zour Beach, is a long sandy strip on Kuwait's southern Gulf coast near Mina Said (Suud).
In seasonJun to Jul
The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 15.2 kt in July, the strongest month it models for this spot.
More on Alzour Beach
The water runs flat to choppy, with small waves when a stronger onshore wind builds. The prevailing wind is the northwest Shamal, which can push past 30 kt in a summer episode, though the monthly averages sit at 7-10 kt and the 194 days of wind a year on the books are counted at a 4 Bft threshold. June and July are the two months rated great, and they fall inside the stretch from June through September when the heat itself is the limiting factor. Getting in is more awkward than at Power Plant Beach. You park by the road, take the stairs over the oil pipeline and walk about 50 m to the water, with cliffs on one side and the Texaco oil port on the other. The published level ratings contradict each other, so treat them as unconfirmed and talk to a local before you rig.
Getting on the water
Long sandy beach near the Texaco oil port/Mina Said area, with no direct car access: park by the road, cross the oil pipeline using stairs and walk about 50 m to the beach.
If it goes wrong
Nothing organised. No lifeguard, no club, no rescue boat: the neighbours are oil-port operations, not a beach service. Emergencies go to 112, the single national number. The nearest kite operation is up the coast around Al Khiran, not here, so plan on self-rescue and do not go out alone.
Room to rig
Plenty of room: a long sandy beach with space to lay out several kites well apart.
Rules and access
2026: no kite-specific rule turned up for this beach, so country law is what applies. Talk to a local before you ride, and expect that a permit, a membership or an access change could appear without being published anywhere you can read in advance.
2 in the directory
2 shops
Eleveight and Reedin dealer selling kites, boards, harnesses and wetsuits through its own bilingual site while running mobile kite courses around Khiran Lagoon; no fixed shopfront address is published.
Al-Khiran
+965 56666186q8kiteboarding.com@q8kiteboarding
As of 2026
Duotone/ION/Fanatic dealer in the Al-Khiran area that runs a kiteboarding and eFoil school alongside its shop, selling gear and boards through its own Shopify store.
Al-Khiran
+965 98982991saltysports.com@salty.sports
As of 2026
How do you get there?
Both beaches lie roughly 100 km south of Kuwait City and are reached by car, with 4x4 access at Power Plant Beach.
What's the wind like?
The prevailing wind is the northwest Shamal, which can blow strongly during summer.
Out of ten, one place against another. The percentage beside a figure is how much of this record that figure had to work from, so a high score on a thin record is a thin score.
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Last updated: 1 September 2026