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Shivrajpur Beach

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Shivrajpur Beach has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance

SeasonJan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Decthe months riders and schools nameHow windy15-25cross-shoreLaunchroom to launch not ratedno access rules on recordWatermixed4 things riders flagLevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section
Schoolsnone named here
From the airportno transfer time publishedJamnagar (JGA)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Shivrajpur is a Blue Flag-certified beach about 14.5km from Dwarka railway station, one of only eight Indian beaches to hold that certification when it was first awarded. What it is known for is clear water, scuba diving and a kite-flying festival, not kiteboarding, and there is no resident kite school or rescue on site.
Every wind number attached to this beach is borrowed. The nearest documented kite spot is Okha, roughly 20km up the same Gulf of Kutch coast, which sees N-to-NW winter wind (Nov-Mar) at 15-25kt on 10-14m kites, side-shore on its west-facing beach. That is the closest available proxy for what Shivrajpur itself might see, not a direct measurement.
A marine protected area runs along this coast, a sanctuary since 1980 with a national park core since 1982, documented as spanning Okha to Jodiya; whether it reaches Shivrajpur, which sits west and south of Okha toward Dwarka, is not established. Come self-sufficient, or ride at Okha instead.

The wind

locals call it NE winter trade winds

Direction

beachwater
cross-shoreN/NW

Kite sizes

8910111213141516

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Typical strength

15-25

Steady in winter, going by the Okha data from 20km away, and not confirmed for Shivrajpur itself.
Every wind figure here is regional, borrowed from the Okha kite spot ~20km away, and none of it was measured at Shivrajpur. Okha runs N-to-NW winter wind (Nov-Mar), side-shore on its W-facing beach, 15-25kt, with the peak season Oct-Mar. An earlier version of this record labelled the same data 'NE'; the direction as published now is N/NW, not NE.
See contradictions.

The quiver, in words

10-14m

Dominant direction

N/NW (winter)

Forecast

Month by month

  1. Jan, riders' month55
  2. Feb, riders' month42
  3. Mar, riders' month67
  4. Apr84
  5. May99
  6. Jun98
  7. Jul92
  8. Aug89
  9. Sep62
  10. Oct, riders' month26
  11. Nov, riders' month31
  12. Dec, riders' month52

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.

  1. 12Jan23°
  2. 11Feb24°
  3. 12Mar25°
  4. 12Apr27°
  5. 15May29°
  6. 16Jun30°
  7. 16Jul30°
  8. 17Aug29°
  9. 12Sep29°
  10. 10Oct29°
  11. 10Nov28°
  12. 11Dec25°

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

MonthForce 4+KnotsFromAirWater
Jan55%11.6 ktNNE20.8°C23.4°C
Feb42%10.9 ktNNW23°C23.5°C
Mar67%11.8 ktWNW25.5°C24.9°C
Apr84%12.4 ktWNW27.6°C27°C
May99%15.3 ktWSW29.6°C29.4°C
Jun98%16.4 ktWSW29.9°C30.2°C
Jul92%16.4 ktWSW28.3°C29.9°C
Aug89%17.1 ktWSW27.5°C28.7°C
Sep62%12.2 ktWSW27.9°C28.7°C
Oct26%10.2 ktNNW28.6°C29.2°C
Nov31%10.3 ktNE26.9°C28.1°C
Dec52%11.2 ktNE23°C25.4°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

mixed

23–30°C water
Nobody has published a water report for Shivrajpur itself. The nearest kite data is Okha, about 20km up the same Gulf of Kutch-facing coast, where the water on the Gulf side is flat and protected.

Your level

beginner: not ratedintermediateadvanced
No resident kite school and no rescue at Shivrajpur, so it suits riders who bring their own gear and their own safety plan. Whether a beginner could ride depends entirely on the day, and the only conditions data is the Okha set from 20km away.

The scene

popular day-trip tourist beach, not a dedicated kite scene

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

No school names this spot

Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.

On your own

Room to launch is not rated

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

No neighbour on record

No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.

Launch

Open sandy Blue Flag beach with room to launch, shared with swimmers and watersports operators. Blue Flag status implies lifeguard cover and no vehicles or camping on the sand, though no kite-specific rule was found.

Hazards riders report 4

  • no on-site kite school or rescue
  • shared with swimmers, scuba divers and jet-ski traffic
  • protected coastal area near Dwarka; confirm local permissions before rigging
  • possible protected-area restrictions near Dwarka, unconfirmed: see contradictions and open questions
Rules & access

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

    Rider tips

    • Ride Okha, ~20km away, if you want any rental or gear support; at Shivrajpur you are on your own.
    • Do not plan a session around the January kite festival here: it is a kite-flying event, not kiteboarding.
    • Ask locally before rigging, because of the marine protected area, even though its documented Okha-Jodiya boundary may not reach this stretch.
    • Give the swimmers, the scuba boats and the jet skis room; this is a day-trip beach first.

    Getting there

    Airport

    Jamnagar (JGA) or Dwarka's small airstrip

    Cost level

    budget

    Staying

    Dwarka town hotels/guesthouses

    No-wind days

    Dwarkadhish Temple, Bet Dwarka boat trip, scuba/snorkeling on the reef

    Photos

    Clear sandy beach with calm turquoise-to-blue open sea meeting the shoreline at Shivrajpur
    Mi2023 / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

    FAQ

    Is there a kite school at Shivrajpur?

    No, there is no resident kite school or rescue; the nearest established kite spot with rental and gear support is Okha, about 20km away.

    When is the best time to kite?

    October through February, on 15-25kt NE winter trade winds shared with nearby Okha.

    Is Shivrajpur suitable for beginners?

    It is best suited to self-sufficient intermediate/advanced riders with their own gear and safety plan.

    Is the January kite festival for kiteboarding?

    No, Shivrajpur's International Kite Festival is a kite-flying event, not kiteboarding.

    Last updated: August 2026