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About this spot
The Naz Islands are small islets off Qeshm's southern shore that appear and disappear with the tide: at low water a sand bridge opens and people walk — in one account drive — out across the seabed, at high water rocky hills sit offshore. The beach behind them is Qeshm's most popular: three kilometres of golden sand in clear, shallow, mostly calm water, full of holidaying Iranian families in high season.
The kite reading of the same place is harder. The strait funnels the wind and can make it powerful; the guide for this beach says north-westerly winds prevail in winter and south-easterly winds in summer, the water body is open with tidal currents, and it marks the spot for experienced riders because of those currents. Its computed season is June to October with August the peak, and live readings off the point give 8 to 16 knots with short, four-second-period wind swell.
That is the whole decision in one line: the water that makes the low-tide walk possible is the same water that runs sideways along the sand when the tide turns. Beginners belong on the Persian Gulf's shallow islands or with an instructor, and riders who do come should read the tide before rigging — a launch that is ankle deep and flat at the start of a session can be moving under the board by the end of it.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 8–24 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- choppy
- Depth
- Ankle-deep on the flat at low tide, moving water on a tide — no figure published
- Seabed
- sand, rocky islets
- Skill
- intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Not for beginners — intermediate and up
- Wind range
- 8 kn – 24 kn
Access & parking
On Qeshm's south coast — the travel accounts give between 22 and 28 km from Qeshm city to the Naz Islands. At low tide a sand bridge opens out to the islets; check the tide before driving across it.
Parking: A car park serves the beach, with basic facilities next to it; the islets themselves have no shops or amenities.
Amenities
- Three kilometres of clear, shallow sand — the most popular beach on Qeshm
- Basic facilities at the car park; the islets themselves have nothing
- Part of the Qeshm geopark, with a low-tide walk out to the tidal islets
- Warm water all year: 23 °C in February, 33 °C in July and August
Needs local verification: Sources: Let's Kite's guide for Naz Island (Strait of Hormuz channels the wind into sometimes powerful conditions, north-westerly winds in winter and south-easterly in summer, open water with tidal currents, for experienced riders due to currents, required level Advanced, season June to October, peak August, 88 rideable days a year), the Windy.app forecast spot 'Kite Beach Naz' at 26.7723/56.0662 (June readings of 8–16 kt, gusts to 23 kt, a short 4.4 s wave period flagged as a caution), Lonely Planet (3 km golden strand, clear shallow mostly calm water, Qeshm's most popular beach, full of holidaying Iranian families in high season, no amenities, walkable to the islets at low tide), QeshmVisit (22 km from Qeshm city, cars can drive out at low tide, no shops or amenities on the island, basic facilities by the car park) and SaedNews (two tidal islets about 28 km from Qeshm city, rocky cliffs, temporary land bridge at low tide). The two travel accounts disagree on the distance (22 vs 28 km), so treat the drive as approximate. There is no weather station on this beach — the 88 rideable days come from 2024–2025 model readings and the wind figures from a forecast, not a climatology. The wind window is my reading of a south-facing shore: the guide says north-westerly in winter and south-easterly in summer, and a north-westerly on this sand reads off the island's high ground and out to sea, which matches its June-to-October season. No school confirms teaching here and no rescue cover exists. Needs local verification.
Local hazards
- Tidal currents — the reason the spot's own guide marks it for experienced riders
- Short-period wind swell (about 4 seconds) on a strait where the funnelled wind can get strong
- The beach is full of swimming families in high season; the launch is shared
- No amenities, no lifeguard and no rescue cover on the islets
- Rocky cliffs and islets at the ends of the sand
- Kiting must be announced in advance to the national kiteboarding organisation or a school