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Qatar's coastline is entirely within the Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf swells are a real rarity that occurs with rideable results maybe twice a year. Standard weather patterns will not produce rideable surf within the Gulf. What you are looking for is a stray system from the northern Indian Ocean or the Arabian Sea to go spining out of control and sit at one end of the Gulf for a few days. If the system sits to the north then the UAE, Western Iran, Saudi, Qatar and even Bahrain will have something small but rideable. If the system sits south then the UAE will be a howling offshore sandstorm with Qatar, Saudi and even Kuwait getting a wave.

The northern approaches to Al Ruwais will be your best bet. There isn't a lot of infrastructure around here with major LNG ports either side well down the coasts. al Ruwais has a nice blend of sand bank and reefbreak, the only element so often amiss is swell. If there is a windswell blowing in the gulf however there will be a point here somewhere with a wave, chances are at least somewhere will be offshore or sideshore at worst as well.