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Alzour Beach

also known as Al-Zour Beach, Zour Beach

flat waterbeginner-friendly

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Power Plant Beach 6 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJun to Julthe months riders and schools name How windy7-10 ktsynoptic LaunchPlenty of room: a long sandy beach with space to lay out several kites well apart.access rules on record, below Waterflat/chop/small wave30-34°C in summer · 8 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport70 minKuwait International Airport (KWI)

When it fills in

The Shamal is a synoptic event rather than a daily sea breeze: it sets in and runs for a day or several, through the night as well as the afternoon, so the forecast picks the session rather than an hour of the day. Any afternoon thermal reinforcement on this coast is unconfirmed here.

Alzour Beach, also listed as Zour Beach, is a long sandy strip on Kuwait's southern Gulf coast near Mina Said (Suud). 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.

The wind

locals call it Shamal

Direction

offshoreNWwind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Character

synoptic

fills in: The Shamal is a synoptic event rather than a daily sea breeze: it sets in and runs for a day or several, through the night as well as the afternoon, so the forecast picks the session rather than an hour of the day. Any afternoon thermal reinforcement on this coast is unconfirmed here.

Typical strength

Monthly averages are 7-10 kt; the northwest Shamal is prevailing and can exceed 30 kt in summer.

Mixed and unconfirmed: strong when a summer Shamal runs, light on the long-term averages.

June and July are the two months rated great, on a count of 194 days a year reaching 4 Bft. Summer runs on strong Shamal episodes; winter is more moderate and more regular.

Also on record

Direction to shore

The coast runs roughly NNW-SSE here and the beach faces about east-northeast, which puts the prevailing northwest Shamal along the shore with an offshore lean rather than blowing in. On a long open stretch with nothing organised downwind of you, that is the direction to be careful with.Derived from the coast orientation and unconfirmed by anyone who has ridden it.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan70
Feb74
Mar73
Apr80
May88
Jun, riders' month83
Jul, riders' month90
Aug77
Sep77
Oct58
Nov68
Dec68

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul.

13Jan18°
14Feb17°
14Mar20°
14Apr23°
15May27°
15Jun31°
15Jul32°
14Aug34°
13Sep32°
12Oct29°
13Nov24°
13Dec20°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	70%	13.2 kt	NW	15°C	17.6°C
Feb	74%	13.8 kt	NNW	16.4°C	17.1°C
Mar	73%	14.3 kt	NNW	19.4°C	19.5°C
Apr	80%	13.7 kt	NNW	24.9°C	23.1°C
May	88%	15 kt	NNW	29.9°C	27.1°C
Jun	83%	14.9 kt	NNW	35.6°C	30.6°C
Jul	90%	15.2 kt	NNW	36.8°C	32.3°C
Aug	77%	13.6 kt	NNW	36°C	33.7°C
Sep	77%	13.4 kt	NNW	33.9°C	32.2°C
Oct	58%	12.3 kt	NNW	28.9°C	29°C
Nov	68%	13.4 kt	NW	23.2°C	24.3°C
Dec	68%	12.5 kt	NW	17.8°C	19.7°C

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

flat/chop/small wave

Tides

The northern Gulf has a genuine tide, which catches out riders arriving from tideless seas. Port predictions at Mina Al-Ahmadi, about 35 km up the same coast, run roughly 1.5-2.5 m between high and low, springs near 2.5 m.On a long low sandy shore that moves the water line a long way: rig at high water and the same spot can be dry sand hours later. Indicative for Al-Zour, which has no gauge of its own.

Temperature

30-34°C summer · 16-19°C winter

Wetsuit

Shorts in summer; shorty in spring/fall; normal or 2/3 mm wetsuit reported for winter.

17–34°C water

Flat to choppy, with small waves when the onshore wind gets up. It is open Persian Gulf shoreline with a sandy bottom, not a lagoon: the 'lagoon' tag that follows this spot around is unconfirmed and does not match the coast here.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Unconfirmed. The published ratings run from any level and beginner through intermediate-required to advanced, so nothing pins the spot down. The walk-in access and the industrial surroundings argue against it as a place to take a first lesson.

The scene

What riders come here for

freerideflat-water practicechop and small-wave ridingwingfoil

Unconfirmed. Nightlife sits close by, but nobody has written down what the kite crowd here looks like, or whether there is one.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

2 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: Plenty of room: a long sandy beach with space to lay out several kites well apart.

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Power Plant Beach, 6 km

Power Plant Beach

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

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.

Launch

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.

Space

Plenty of room: a long sandy beach with space to lay out several kites well apart.

Hazards riders report 8

Refinery and industrial zone at Mina Al-Zour: check access restrictions on the ground.
Cliffs on one side and the Texaco oil port on the other side.
Oil pipeline crossing on access route.
Port infrastructure at Mina Al-Zour and Mina Said runs right up to the beach; access is not guaranteed.
Extreme summer heat is reported for June through September.
A 1.5-2.5 m tide on a low sandy shore moves the water line a long way between sessions.
The prevailing northwest Shamal appears to blow along the shore with an offshore lean on this east-northeast-facing coast, which on an unmanned beach means nothing to drift back to.
No lifeguard, club or rescue boat anywhere on this stretch; 112 is the only call.

Rules & 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.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Ask a local rider before you launch: the access runs past oil-port infrastructure.
Park by the road and walk the last 50 m; do not count on driving onto the sand.
Use the stairs to cross the oil pipeline, and keep the walk short with a board bag rather than loose gear.
Ride early or late from June through September; the heat is as much of a limit as the wind.
Check the tide before the walk in. A 2 m swing on a flat sandy shore changes where the water is by a long way, and you carry gear across the difference.
Treat the Shamal as offshore-leaning until someone who rides here tells you otherwise, and do not go out alone on it.

Getting there

Airport

Kuwait International Airport (KWI), about 90 km from the spot.

Route

Drive south from Kuwait City along the coast for about 100 km, follow signs to Mina Said (Suud), then head for the Texaco oil port. Park by the road, take the stairs over the oil pipeline and walk about 50 m to the sand.

Transfer

70 min

Staying

Al Khiran is where the beds are: resorts and chalets, including Khiran Resort on the seafront about 110 km from Kuwait City, and The House Hotel Al Khiran in the same town.

No-wind days

Al Khiran resort/chalet activities · boating or jet-skiing around Al Khiran · Kuwait City sightseeing on longer no-wind days

Photos

Al-Hala island — Q8dragon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Alzour Beach?

June and July are rated best, with about 194 windy days a year logged using a 4 Beaufort threshold.

What is the wind like?

The northwest Shamal is the prevailing wind, averaging about 7-10 knots monthly but able to exceed 30 knots during summer episodes.

How do you access the beach?

There is no direct car access: park by the road, cross an oil pipeline via stairs, and walk about 50 m to the beach.

Are there kite schools nearby?

Salty Sports near Al Khiran/Al-Nuwaiseeb is described as Kuwait's first and only official IKO kiteboarding school.

What hazards should riders know about?

The beach sits between cliffs and the Texaco oil port near Mina Al-Zour's refinery and port infrastructure, so access should be verified locally.

Last updated: August 2026