Surfing Qatar

freakdipo
By freakdipo

hi

Is there anyone here who surfed in doha before? i am a surfer from manila looking for a place to surf. and is there a water sport store here where you can buy a surfboard new or used?

thanks

By golaisw• 2 Oct 2015 17:47
golaisw

I have two still like brand new i bought from Uk with me and i didnt use them much if you are interested call : 55203158

By james_w• 7 Jun 2013 23:47
james_w

hahah thanks darkDC...that youtube is me :-) there is surf in qatar but it means you have to be out in the big wind storm when everone else is in their homes!

so here is a video from today- friday 7th june

By darkDC100123123• 5 Jun 2013 09:06
darkDC100123123

i saw this in youtube

By goldripcurl13• 6 May 2013 18:54
Rating: 4/5
goldripcurl13

if you do the smaller the board the better- 2-3ft wind sweels/ beachbreak at best

By goldripcurl13• 6 May 2013 18:49
goldripcurl13

watch out for the mines!!!

By anonymous• 24 Jan 2009 15:10
anonymous

the ebook requires me to pay via bank transfer. Sorry im not too comfy with that. Also no board here and only a few months left in Qatar anyway. Sorry freakdipo, im sure you understand... good luck with your book

Mitch

By nepparaiso• 22 Jan 2009 14:44
nepparaiso

one is in aurora baler where i witnessed surfing competition and the other is in cebu i think...

By freakdipo• 22 Jan 2009 14:33
freakdipo

what do you know about surfing? dont put that crap of yours in here unless you can handle your own. by the way there's a Billabong Open every year in manila in case you dont know....

By newkidontheblock• 9 Jan 2009 07:57
newkidontheblock

i didnt know there is Waves in manila..maybe surfing from the water with trash :D

By wavearchitecture• 9 Jan 2009 06:23
Rating: 3/5
wavearchitecture

Mitch,

good to get a reply from one of the tankers crew! I saw that in the movie (you know) and seemed fun. I investigated once about doing that on a river but apparently you need a certain speed for the wake and some waterways have speed limits for ships.

Anyway, I wasnt intending to spam the forum neither provide false information, I wouldn't spend my time on that.

This is about proper surfing, no surfing the net or wake riding. You wont regret, guarranteed. It wont be glassy or barreling thats for sure but you'll have fun even with a shortboard, as I did.

If I was there, I bet you'd buy me a beer to hear my surfing stories in Qatar! I'm not there now, so you might as well buy me an ebook!

No ofense mate. I just happened to compile 22 pages of useful information which includes descriptions to access the spots, weather conditions and real own pictures and I though it would be fair to put a small sum for the effort.

All the best.

wavearchitecture

By anonymous• 3 Jan 2009 16:40
anonymous

u cant be serious!?

Im from texas, im not new to searching for waves that are hard to find and barring some freak-weather I just dont see where it is possible. The bouys never peak and the periods are always way too long.

UnLESS u are talking about Tanker surfing! We did this in the Houston ship channel but it was always hit or miss witout some knowlage of when the tankers were coming and how much weight they were carrying.

Either way IF there really is surf here you should share your info man! It's not like your spot is gonna get blown up by flocks of Qatar surfers... What have you got to lose?

BTW the website doesn't offer any 'real' info???

Mitch

By wavearchitecture• 19 Dec 2008 01:16
wavearchitecture

YOU CAN SURF IN QATAR!!

I've done it for the past two years.

visit www.wavearchitecture.com for details

By wavearchitecture• 19 Dec 2008 01:12
Rating: 4/5
wavearchitecture

wavearchitecture

YOU CAN SURF IN QATAR!!!!

Yes, with the right conditions I can assure you it is possible and I've done done for the past two years.

visit www.wavearchitecture.com for details

By Hu Wan• 1 Nov 2008 10:27
Hu Wan

enana & baldricks2dogs share's why not's 10 too! hehe

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2008 11:47
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

you can go to corniche and Wit to the earthqueqe to happen and then you can surf ...sorry the gulf sea is really quiet see ...good luck

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2008 11:36
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

No surf in Qatar =( UAE and Oman have some decent waves. There are a few reefs here that seem to have the potential to throw a decent wave but just not enought movement in the water.

U can wakesurf, most of the people I have wakeboarded with here dont wakesurf but if you have a short board it would be fun to show some boat owner how to do it.

Mitch

By baldrick2dogs• 29 Oct 2008 11:29
Rating: 3/5
baldrick2dogs

You could go down to the Corniche and wait till they pump out the ground water - quite a gush from there, otherwise, you've come to the wrong sea for surfing!

Did you Google it first?

By enana• 29 Oct 2008 11:23
enana

If u find a beach with waves please pm me

:)

good luck

By larissa99• 29 Oct 2008 11:19
Rating: 5/5
larissa99

Why don't you go to Doha Sailing Club? It is between Marriot and Oasis, you can get more information there...

By JunX• 29 Oct 2008 11:19
Rating: 3/5
JunX

Try surfing the net..... Its pretty huge....

By who.am.i• 29 Oct 2008 11:05
who.am.i

hhhmm.. i don't think the

waves here are huge enough to surf.

not really sure. :D

cheers,

paul

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