Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Egypt |
Next Big City |
Hurghada |
Next Town |
Hurghada |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Reefs, Mole |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
The water is very blue up to green, there is a small tide and with low tide you have about 10 cm of water higher than the reef. So watch out when you cross it, always at full speed otherwise you damage your board. The water is like a mirror (very flat), outside you can get wind waves of 1 meter, but not breaking.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
The beach is besides the surf center and the beach is very large, so plenty of space to launch. Sand all over the place.
Weather
Spring:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Summer:
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Shorts |
Fall:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Winter:
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Shorty, Normal |
Weather: all year sun and hot (30°C). In winter time you might need a wetsuit.
Wind
Best Months: |
April, May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
N |
Main Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Wind is strong mostly in the morning and at noon, in the afternoon it can maintain its strength and stabilize or it can drop. In the morning it is slightly sideoffshore and if that is the case rather gusty, around 11am it changes to sideonshore and more stable. Best direction is sideonshore (North). The strength is relative as the direction is more important, as soon there is Northerly direction in it you can add 1-2 Bft to the forecast, due to Hurghada's geography. So watch the direction and then the strength. Season is in fact all year, although April till September are the best months (although can be very strong wind up to 8 Bft).
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus |
Access
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No information |
Hurghada airport then a taxi (about 3-5 Euro, never accept the first price!) or hotel transfer.
Extra information
There are swimming zones but nicely indicated by buoys, always were shoes as you never know where you will end up and some coral is present.
Nightlife
Nightlife in the hotels or in Hurghada.