Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Morocco
Oct · 82% rideableDakhla
What it's actually like
Dakhla is a town on the Atlantic coast, beside a lagoon with about 45 km of flat water. The kite centres line the lagoon shore: KBC gives its address as Point de Dragon, PK 28, about 40 minutes from the airport. The wind is the north to north-east trade, which ION Club describes as sideshore from the left inside the lagoon.
It blows all year. Every month in the record has at least seven days in ten clearing 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, and May to September is the peak, at around nine in ten, with July the pick at 95 per cent. The mean over those rideable hours sits between 17 and 18 knots. Mornings already blow on about three days in four; the share climbs to around nine in ten by late afternoon. November is the quietest month and still clears seven days in ten. Summer here is properly lit.
Oum Lamboiur, about 30 minutes from the lagoon, is the Atlantic wave spot, with waves and choppy water.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
October · 82%. 26 rideable days in 31, 8.2 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.
Where else it blows in October
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
October in the record
82% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In October the wind most often sits at 12 to 15 kt (37% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 1pm to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
October on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Dakhla report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jul · HighBusiest from November to March and again in July and August, according to compiled research rather than a count. The shoulder months are quieter on the water.
On the water
What October usually does
October sits outside the best months here. 82% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
- Launch
- Hazard
- Parking
- School
- Stay
- Webcam
- Approximate
We haven't found published rules for this spot.
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 8 stays near Dakhla on one page