Continent
Middle East
Country
Israel
Next Big City
Haifa
Next Town
Bat-Galim
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Shower, Toilet

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
No information
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Nice waves during the winter storms.

Beach

Type:
No information
Size:
Small
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
No information

Challenging spot to enter and exit the water, but once you are in it's heaven.

Weather

Spring:
Shorts, Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts, Shorty
Winter:
Normal

Warm during summer. 2/3 mm during the winter.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, November, December
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
No information
Main Direction:
No information

During spring, autumn and summer: thermals 15-20 knots. During the winter storms: 20-35 knots. It's not windy everyday. During the winter about 25 days and during the other time of the year, about wind twice a week. Its geographical setup of mountains touching the beach creates superb conditions of 25 knots of side offshore to sideshore winds.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From south of Haifa: head north on the 'beach highway'. When you get to the first light take a left and once you pass the underpass turn right and take the dirt road all the way till you see 'surfers beach'.

Extra information

Rules
No information

Nightlife

Haifa has a fair-good nightlife including bars, clubs and discos. Although all are a short car ride away from the point.