Continent
Middle East
Country
Israel
Next Big City
Tel Aviv, Haifa
Next Town
Atlit, Zichron Yaakov, Cesarea
 
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

Rules
Zones

Don't go too far north because of the Israeli navy base.

Nightlife

No information