Safaga Bay

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Red Sea Coast, Egypt

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Safaga, located 60km south of Hurghada, is a popular place in Egypt for both windsurfing and kitesurfing.
Safaga hotels bay is located 4 km North of Safaga city. The beach is about 300m long and 30m wide. It's a perfect area for all windsurfing levels.

With wide beaches (Menaville) and more deep water with flat to choppy transparent water, the bay is good for beginners or advanced riders who would like to practice freestyle tricks.

Enjoy free-ride, speed or free-style. Beautiful clear water. No waves.
Some rocks in the water: better surf with shoes, and watch your legs.

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Hurghada

Nearest big city:

Luxor

Nearest town:

Hurghada

Trip from town:

short

Access:

immediate

Directions:

Fly to Hurghada and get an hotel shuttle or taxi to Safaga (about 50km).

At the beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle
speed
bump & jump

Watersports:

kitesurf
windsurf

Spot type:

beach

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sand with rocks

Crowd:

average

Hazards:

- submerged hazards
- reef

Facilities:

+ school
+ gear rental

Beach rules:

Respect kitesurfing schools zones and all safety matters

Weather:

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.

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  • Windsurfs in Safaga
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Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

NE
E

Respect to shore:

side-onshore
offshore

Best direction:

Wind strenght (Bf):

3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


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Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]


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Wind details:

Thermal wind effects (created by the mountains) are impressively consistent. The morning wind is slightly offshore and turns to side onshore in the afternoon. During the day, winds can increase by 1 to 2 forces. Expect more high wind days in summertime due to stronger high pressure. High mountain in Safaga are channelling and increase the wind. Winter wind tend to be more from the east, summer is more north easterly.

On the water:

Water quality:

crystalline

Best tide:

no dependency

Waves:

flat / shallow

Consistency:

never

Water details:

average water temperature is 21°C in winter, 27°C in summer.

When is flat:

Day activities:

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