RAS ABU SOMA · KITE SPOT
Soma Bay · 7BFT
Side/offshore conditions require an operating station rescue service and a local briefing.
- Working wind
- NW · N
- Water
- flat · side/offshore
- Suitable for
- confident riders
- Traffic
- high
- Wind data
- check the station live page
- Camera
- direct link available
- Access
- from shore; recheck the final access point
01
When it works
Start with NW · N, then verify how the wind sits relative to the actual shore. Offshore wind lowers the score regardless of kite size.
02
Before travelling
Check data freshness, average wind and gusts, ICON/ECMWF/GFS agreement, the camera, access, rescue and actual launch conditions.
03
Read the result
The 0–96 index is a comparative fit score, not a probability or a guarantee. Days six and seven remain a preliminary signal.