• English
  • Deutsch

Search

Google Search

Login Form






Lost Password?
No account yet? Register
Kitesurf Location - Shaiba ( ID Shaiba )      Hits: 604
 
You are here: Middle East > Saudi Arabia > Kitesurf Location - Shaiba ( ID Shaiba )
Continent: Middle East
Country: Saudi Arabia
Next Big City (Airport):  Jeddah
Next Town: Jeddah
Latitude:   20.7539
Longitude: 39.4759
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Parking

 Map
Near Locations
Mastabah (8.64 km) Best Direction: N S SSW SW WSW WNW NW NNW Type: Flat
Location Pictures
No pictures for this location. Click here to add a picture for this location.
 Pictures of the Day
No Picture of the Day entered for this location. Click here to add your Picture of the day.
Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Reefs
- Corals
- Stones
- Shells

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- High Tide


Very flat big lagoon. Sometimes too shallow. On high tide only 1 m deep. Good for beginners! You need shoes due to shells.

Edit
 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Cars
Location crowds:
- None


You have enough space on the beach. Please don't park your car or set up your kite near other Arabic people. Everybody here needs his private room on the beach. Please respect this. If you are lucky you will find a few Arabic people who speak a little bit English. They could help you launch or catch the kite. Better and safer is a buddy who helps you. Expect a big crowd watching you enthusiastic. A lot bypassers will stop and cheer you. The beach could be cleaner. There is some garbage at the beach.

Edit
 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


Don't kiteboard "nearly naked". I did wear kite trousers. You can use a short wetsuit, but it's also possible without wet suit. Only with lycra. Depends on your personal preferences.

Edit
 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
- January
- February
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- S
- SSW
- SW
- WSW
- WNW
- NW
- NNW
Main Direction:
- NW


Wind increases thermally in the early afternoon. Best month are December to February. You can expect 14-28 knots. All wind information on the web shows 3-5 knots less than you will have actually! Wind is pretty steady.

Edit
 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- No Walk


Go south on M55 also called highway 5, approx. 80 km after the police checkpoint where you leave Jeddah you see the exit Shaiba. Follow the rode approx another 15km. The lagoon to your right than one to the left. That's it. You will see 1 ship wreck. Best spot at the lagoon is probably the west side of it in the very north.

Edit
 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Police is curious, but accepts kiteboarding if there are no accidents.

Edit
 Nightlife
If you know the right people, it should be great (including alcohol...)

Edit
 Comments
 Location-Log
 Webcams
 Weather Links
 Videos

© 2010 Kitebeaches.com