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Kitesurfing in Umm al-Quwain Emirate

2 spots · 2 destinations · 3 schools

Kitesurf Beach Center in Umm Al Quwain markets itself as the emirate's first certified school, IKO instructors running lessons from first kite handling through upwind riding and jumps, with a season that stretches November to March plus shoulder months in May and September.

Spots with a rule2a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Junesomewhere in the region, and again November to December and SeptemberWindsShamalnamed by two or more of its spots

Nearby Al Hamra Beach adds shallow mixed water, flat sections through chop and small waves, best worked around the Al Hamra Marina, on a longer November-to-June window.

Umm al-Quwain Emirate holds 2 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 2 destinations. The season runs January to June. Every spot suits beginners. 3 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Ras Al Khaimah.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Al Hamra BeachRas Al Khaimah20262026: no kitesurf permit or licence is confirmed for the Al Hamra public beach, and no official Ras Al Khaimah kite zone was located.
2026: no kitesurf permit or licence is confirmed for the Al Hamra public beach, and no official Ras Al Khaimah kite zone was located.

The whole rule, on the Al Hamra Beach page

Umm Al Quwain / Kitesurf Beach CenterUmm Al Quwain20262026: Kitesurf Beach Center is a paid private beach and entry is walk-in, card only: AED 75 per adult Monday-Wednesday, AED 100 Saturday-Sunday, AED 150 for Ladies Day on Thursday and Friday, kids AED 45-75, pets AED 75 where they are allowed.
2026: Kitesurf Beach Center is a paid private beach and entry is walk-in, card only:
  • AED 75 per adult Monday-Wednesday,
  • AED 100 Saturday-Sunday,
  • AED 150 for Ladies Day on Thursday and Friday,
  • kids AED 45-75,
  • pets AED 75 where they are allowed.

The whole rule, on the Umm Al Quwain / Kitesurf Beach Center page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Shamal

named by 2 spots here

  • Al Hamra Beach18-28 knots
  • Umm Al Quwain / Kitesurf Beach Center15-25 kt

Destinations in Umm al-Quwain Emirate

Ras Al Khaimahflat waterbeginner-friendlybuzzing scene2 spots · 2 schoolsUmm Al Quwainbeginner-friendlyquietcar needed1 spot · 1 schools

All spots in Umm al-Quwain Emirate

Al Hamra Beachmixed · beginner okUmm Al Quwain / Kitesurf Beach Centermixed · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and every spot here is filed tier 2.

Last updated September 2026