Continent |
Middle East |
Country |
Israel |
Next Big City |
Tel Aviv, Haifa |
Next Town |
Atlit, Zichron Yaakov, Cesarea |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
No information |
There is a huge space for any kind of water sport. There are also waves for surfers in some days. 300 meter from shore it has a small island that surfers go around.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
It's a big beach, one part of is for swimmers but if you walk south you will get to the right spot. It has a huge sand beach so you can land your kite freely.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Winter:
|
Thick |
During winter and fall the water temp is 16-20°C. In spring and summer it is 22-30°C.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
No information |
Main Direction: |
W |
In summer there isn't any wind in Israel to ride. In spring and fall there are nice windy days they last for 3 days and come every week. In winter the sea is high and stormy, these are gusty days. Winter is onshore and gusty, 19-30+ knots, kite size 8-12 meter. Summer is very bad, 3-12 knot. Spring is sideshore, 12-20 knots, kite size 12-18 meter. Fall is sideshore, 12-20 knots, kite size 12-18 meter.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From South: from the Tel-Aviv-Haifa road (road #2), pass Givat-Olga, Hadera and Zikhron Ya’aqov. The next exit is Atlit’s junction. Exit the road (to road no. 721 Bet-Oren-Atlit). Take a left lane and continue to the crossroads. From North: from the Tel-Aviv-Haifa road (road #2), pass the Haifa’s mall (on your left), The next exit is Atlit’s junction. Exit the road (to road no. 721 Bet-Oren-Atlit). Turn right and continue to the crossroads. From the crossroads (on your right: Machane HaMa’apilim, on your left: “Sonol” gas station, straight ahead: Israeli Military base, turn left towards the gas station (HaYam Rd.). Pass by the Penta-Market, Doris’s drugstore and the red houses, cross the railroad, keep driving a little bit and you will get to the beach’s parking lot.
Extra information
Don't go too far north because of the Israeli navy base.
Nightlife