Hurghada, Red Sea Coast, Egypt

Hurghada

Submitted by kiteadmin on Tue, 2006/05/16 - 9:34pm.

Useful info:

Country:

Red Sea Coast, Egypt

Overview:

Hurghada must be one of the best places to learn to kitesurf. There are three bays with the downwind one popular with windsurfers, leaving the two upwind ones with large shallow areas free for kitesurfers.
There is plenty of space to practice flying the kite, bodydragging and waterstarting in shallow areas. This extends far enough from the beach to allow 100m runs before getting into deeper water.

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Hurghada Airport

Nearest big city:

Luxor

Nearest town:

Hurghada

Trip from town:

snap

Access:

immediate

Directions:

Hurghada can be reached from Cairo in an hour by air for about $230 round trip (Egypt Air). There are also direct charters from Europe in the winter high season. From the airport in Hurghada, you will probably take a shuttle provided by your hotel.

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Beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle

Watersports:

kitesurf

windsurf

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sandy

Water quality:

clean

Crowd:

average

Beach rules:

Respect windsurf and kitesurf zones.

Hazards:

edit

- reef

Facilities:

+ school

+ gear rental

Spot conditions:

Beach facing:

east

Dominant winds:

Respect to shore:

side-onshore

sideshore

Wind strenght (Bf):

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

Best direction:

edit

Blowing at:

afternoon

Spot type:

edit

Best tide:

edit

Waves on big days:

choppy or rough

Consistency of big waves:

Details:

• Climate: hot and dry during the day, with cool evenings in the winter months. Average air temperature is 25°C in winter and 35°C in summer.
• Wind: expect more high wind days in summertime due to stronger high pressure. Mountain formations along the Red Sea are channelling and increase the wind. Winter wind tend to be more from the east, summer is more north easterly. It generally picks up during the day but can sometimes start early and blow all day.
• Water: average water temperature is 21°C in winter, 27°C in summer.

Medium season:
45-70% >= 4 bf

› February

› March

› October

Best season:
70% >= 4 bf

› April

› May

› June

› July

› August

› September

When is flat:

Day activities:

Red Sea is excellent for diving or snorkeling. It is often possible to snorkel and see incredible coral reefs and hundreds of varieties of tropical fish just 10 meters from the beach. If you want to take a look at Egyptian culture and history, take the bus to Cairo and visit the Cheobs PyramidOther activities: quad-biking hundreds of miles into the Sahara desert for tea with a Bedoin tribe, then camel-riding across Biblical plains to see remote and ancient wonders; boat trips to the unpopulated Big and Little Gifton islands; swimming in the warmest and saltiest sea in the world (the Red Sea is more saline than even the Dead Sea); good shopping.