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Al Hamra Beach
Al Hamra Beach is a wide, sandy stretch of Ras Al Khaimah's Arabian Gulf coastline, roughly an hour north of Dubai. Being further up the Gulf than Dubai, it's reported to catch the northwesterly shamal wind earlier and stronger, making it a favourite of RAK-based riders looking for a less crowded scene than the Dubai beaches.
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Wind
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| season notes | Winter shamal season is the main wind window for the northern Gulf coast; RAK's more northerly position is reported to catch this wind earlier and stronger than Dubai. |
| wind name | Shamal (NW) |
Water
| type | mixed |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 32-34 |
| temp winter c | 21-23 |
Levels
| intermediate | yes |
|---|---|
| advanced | yes |
| notes | Wide open sandy beach with more room and fewer riders than Dubai's kite beaches. |
Launch & crowd
| description | Wide sandy beach near Al Hamra Village. |
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| busy months |
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| vibe | Local RAK favourite — noticeably less crowded than Dubai's Kite Beach. |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Windfinder, ~19.1 km) — CAUTION: a windfinder station literally named 'Al Hamra' exists but resolves to Al Hamra Village near Ghantoot/Abu Dhabi (~24.07N 52.46E), a different place entirely from Al Hamra Beach in Ras Al Khaimah (25.65N 55.75E) -- not used here. Nearest genuine station to the RAK beach is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, ~19.1 km away, inland. Windfinder's current site design no longer publishes the monthly wind-probability(>=4Bft)/avg-knots table as text -- it is only rendered as an unlabeled bar chart (confirmed on Tarifa, Talat Yai and other well-known spots too, so this is a site-wide change, not a data gap for this station). Recorded here instead: annual avg wind speed/direction, monthly dominant wind direction, and monthly avg daytime air temperature, all pulled from the station's windstatistics page via a text-rendering proxy after windfinder.com rate-limited direct fetches for a time.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | — | WNW | 21 | — |
| Feb | —% | — | WNW | 23 | — |
| Mar | —% | — | NW | 26 | — |
| Apr | —% | — | WNW | 31 | — |
| May | —% | — | WNW | 36 | — |
| Jun | —% | — | NW | 38 | — |
| Jul | —% | — | N | 39 | — |
| Aug | —% | — | NNE | 39 | — |
| Sep | —% | — | NNW | 36 | — |
| Oct | —% | — | NNW | 33 | — |
| Nov | —% | — | NNW | 28 | — |
| Dec | —% | — | NW | 23 | — |
Hazards
- Region prone to shamal-driven sandstorms with reduced visibility
- Extreme summer heat and humidity (RAK regularly exceeds 40°C, with high humidity)
Tips
- Go here rather than Dubai for more space and stronger early-season wind
Travel basics
| airport | Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT), or Dubai International (DXB) ~1hr drive |
|---|---|
| getting there | About an hour's drive north of Dubai. |
| accommodation | Al Hamra Village resort area has hotel options nearby. |
| cost level | mid |
| no wind | Al Hamra Village marina, golf course, and Waldorf Astoria/Marjan Island beach resorts nearby. |
Nearby: Jazirat Al Hamra
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org