Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop
Water hazards: Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Infos: Mainly choppy water.
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Infos: The beach is very small and is the only entry and exit point which makes it absolutely not suited for beginners not yet able to ride upwind (next exit point would be actually in Egypt only!). The super tiny beach gets easily very packed with too many kiters making it a nightmare to launch or land your kite safely.
Weather specificities: In Eilat the sun always shines. The lowest temp in the winter is average of 20C. Not everyone uses wetsuits in the winter, but if, then a 3mm without sleeves.
Wind type: Thermal
Wind specificities: It usually has North wind which is sideshore. January and February which are less windy (not windy every day) but got some great days. The wind average is between 18 knots in the summer and 14 knots in winter, but we have many good days of 20-25+ knots. Best time to go is spring and autumn, when the wind blows.
Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Access description: by Car, Bus - The city of Eilat has the airport in the city near the hotels (few hundred meters) the beach is about 5km from the main hotels but has also great hotels around, just a walk away. From the city there's a bus and cheap taxis.
Specific rules: Zones
Extra: Do not go inside the coral reserve that is about 250m south.
Nightlife: Great nightlife in Eilat, lots of bars, night clubs and party is going on every night specially on weekends. This city never sleeps, it's the Ibiza of the Middle East!
Accommodations: Rooms, School, Shop, Rescue, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave
Infos: 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 & size: Sand - Big
Infos: 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.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: During winter and fall the water temp is 16-20C. In spring and summer it is 22-30C.
Wind specificities: 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.
Best months: March, April, May, September, October, November
Access description: by Car - From South: from the Tel-Aviv-Haifa road (road #2), pass Givat-Olga, Hadera and Zikhron Yaaqov. The next exit is Atlits 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 Haifas mall (on your left), The next exit is Atlits 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 HaMaapilim, on your left: Sonol gas station, straight ahead: Israeli Military base, turn left towards the gas station (HaYam Rd.). Pass by the Penta-Market, Doriss drugstore and the red houses, cross the railroad, keep driving a little bit and you will get to the beachs parking lot.
Specific rules: Zones
Extra: Don't go too far north because of the Israeli navy base.
Accommodations: Shop, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave
Water hazards: None
Infos: Flat, choppy, real waves. Sometimes waves can get as high as 2 meters.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Soft and sandy, wide. To the right you will see the kite spot. Good for all levels, as you can walk about 2 km along the beach.
Identified hazards: None
Weather specificities: Summer: air 30-35C, water 29C, never rains. Winter: air 15-20C, water 18C, rains often. Wetsuit (3/2 long) is needed only December through April.
Wind specificities: Wind seasons: April and May: North winds (sideshore) 15-25 knots about 2 to 3 days every week. September and October: North winds (sideshore) 15-25 knots about 2 to 3 days every week. June to August: rare Southwest winds of 13-15 knots. Everyday gets about 11 knots West (onshore) in the afternoon. Cannot really surf. Winter: November to February: little storms bring waves and shout winds of 17-30 knots, choppy water and high waves of 2 meter.
Best months: January, February, April, May, September, October, November, December
Access description: by Car - From Tel Aviv to Haifa on the coastal highway. 7 km north from the city of Netanya, get down on Vitkin/Yanay, once on the bridge, the spot is to your right.
Accommodations: Rescue, Toilet, Food
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave
Water hazards: Swimmers, Wave breaker
Water quality: Dirty
Infos: From November to March you can have some waves. From March to May and September to November, there are no waves. Be aware during winter storms, then the sea is polluted. Look out for the wave breakers in front of the beach.
Beach type & size: Sand - Medium
Infos: Sandy beach with a big wave breaker at the south end.
Identified hazards: Cars, Power lines
Beachgoer: February, August, October
Weather specificities: 3mm for winter is ok.
Wind type: Frontal
Wind specificities: Best season during winter, November to March. Typical system of 3 days every 10 days, SW wind up to 30 knots, mostly 20+ knots. During March to May and September to November sometimes N wind, can be 12 and can be 20 knots.
Best months: January, February, March, November, December
Access description: by Car - Located right in Tel Aviv, at the Retzif Herbert Samuel street.
Specific rules: Zones
Extra: Always talk to the locals. It is a small spot with lots of surfers on the good days, you need to respect them.
Nightlife: Nightlife in Tel Aviv - 24/7, and the best looking girls ever.
Accommodations: School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Infos: Nice waves during the winter storms.
Infos: Challenging spot to enter and exit the water, but once you are in it's heaven.
Weather specificities: Warm during summer. 2/3 mm during the winter.
Wind type: Frontal
Wind specificities: 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.
Best months: January, February, November, December
Access description: by Car - 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'.
Nightlife: Haifa has a fair-good nightlife including bars, clubs and discos. Although all are a short car ride away from the point.
Accommodations: Shop, Shower, Toilet
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: None
Water quality: Clean
Infos: Flat to choppy water. Nice waves with stronger winds.
Beach type & size: Grass, Sand - Medium
Infos: The beach is sandy with a lot of room.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: The water during summer is 29C and about 17C during winter.
Wind specificities: Best time of the year is from March to June, and then from September till the end of November, when the North wind is blowing between 10-20 knots with calm seas.
Best months: March, April, May, June, September, October, November
Access description: by Car, Train - From Tel Aviv drive North to Netanya and keep going until Hadera and get to Cesarea. Here drive to the beach north of the big bridge. The distance from Tell Aviv is about 50 km to the North.
Specific rules: None
Extra: Keep distance from the bridge.
Nightlife: Nice pub on the beach open from April till November.
Accommodations: Rooms, School, Shop, Repair, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave
Water hazards: Swimmers
Water quality: Clean
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Beachgoer: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December
Wind type: Thermal, Frontal
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December
Access description: by Car, Bus -
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: Rooms, School, Shop, Repair, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs
Water quality: Clean
Infos: .
Infos: A white sandy beach with some reefs. Behind the beach is a big runway for planes. Lots of people in the summer.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: Warm during summer. 2/3 mm during the winter.
Wind specificities: Good North winds, with an average of 18-20 knots during winter. Kite Surfing mainly during March to May. September to November has about 15% probability.
Best months: March, April, May
Access description: by Car - It is very close to Tel Aviv, the biggest city around. About 10 min. ride up north. Every cab driver can get you there.
Specific rules: None
Extra: No lifeguards at the beach so be extra careful.
Accommodations: Rooms, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Water quality: Clean
Infos: Depending on the wind strength and direction from flat, choppy to waves. Northern wind brings choppy water. Winter South/Southwest stormy with big waves.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Long and wide beach. Sandy without obstacles on the southern side, some shades, lifeguard booth and jet ski area on the northern side.
Identified hazards: Other
Weather specificities: Warm water, wetsuit needed only in winter time (December to April). 3mm is good enough. Nice clear weather from March to November. Cloudy and stormy during winter December to February.
Wind type: Frontal
Wind specificities: Good sideshore winds in spring (April and May) and autumn (September to November). Northern wind 15-20 knots. During winter South/Southwest 20-35 knots, stormy (sideonshore).
Best months: April, May, September, October, November
Access description: by Car - Get on route no.2 North. On Poleg Interchange take left. First left after the bridge, and then all the way straight to the beach. You will get to a fork, take the right path, unpaved.
Specific rules: None
Nightlife: No nightlife, but 20 minutes from Tel Aviv with excellent nightlife.
Accommodations: Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave
Infos: In winter (storms) and summer can get very good waves for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Water conditions depending on wind directions and strength, can be anything from choppy to great waves. April to May: North winds bring choppy water. September to October: North winds bring choppy water. June to August: rare Southwest winds bring waves about 2m high. November to February: little storms bring waves about 3-5m high.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Sandy beach about 1km long.
Weather specificities: Summer: air 30-35C, water 29C, never rains. Winter: air 15-20C, water 18C, rainy/sunny. Wetsuit (3/2 long) is needed only December through April.
Wind specificities: Wind seasons: April and May: North winds (sideshore) 15-25 knots about 5-6 days every week choppy water. September and October: North winds (sideshore) 15-25 knots about 4-5 days every week choppy water. June to August: rare Southwest winds of 15-20 knots waves water about 2m. Winter: November to February: little storms bring waves about 3-5m and shout winds of 25-35 knots very good wave riding.
Best months: April, May, September, October
Access description: by Car - Go on Tel Aviv - Haifa coast highway in the Krayot Way and the beach is Kiryat Haim. Just north of Haifa.
Accommodations: Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave
Water quality: Clean
Infos: Can be flat, choppy or waves depending on the wind. Shallow for about 20m then gets deep. Nice blue-green water.
Beach type & size: Sand - Tidal
Infos: Sandy beach with no rocks. Crowded during season. The size depends on the tide and the wave height.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: The air temperature varies from 15-20C in winter to 30C in summer. The water temp is 17C in winter and up to 30C in summer. Rainy days are few, and only in winter time. Shorty is necessary in September to October and April to May and long wetsuit November to March. May to September just shorts and sun protection.
Wind specificities: March to April good Northwest wind sideshore 13-25 kn. September to November good Northwest wind sideshore 13-25 kn. December to February mainly Southwest with waves 15-35 kn. Summer June to August gentle West breeze 10 kn almost no kiting. We go to Eilat or Kinneret instead.
Best months: January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December
Access description: by Car - From Ben Gurion airport drive to Herzelia about 40min depending on traffic. Once in Herzelia drive to the beach right below the Daniel hotel, that's the spot.
Specific rules: None
Extra: No rules so far just respect the beach goers.
Accommodations: Rooms, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Infos: The water is flat in sideshore northern winds (September to December). Waves in winter storms, Southwest onshore winds (January to March).
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: The beach is 10km long and 500m wide. Sandy beach (very suitable for beginners)- somewhat crowds in high season (July to August), but only in some parts.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: You can ride all-year. Water: winter 15-20C, summer up to 30C.
Wind specificities: The wind is stable, 15-20 knots, sideshore during September to December - almost every day. During summer 10-12 knots onshore (mostly not suitable). Winter (January to March) sideonshore winds 15-25 knots.
Best months: September, October, November, December
Access description: by Car - Haifa beach, across of the hi-tech industrial park.
Accommodations: Rescue, Shower, Food
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Lake
Water type: Chop, Small wave
Water hazards: Swimmers
Water quality: Clean
Infos: It's a small lake so the water is a bit choppy. Great wind on July and August. Very crowded on weekend (Friday and Saturday). Wind could fell in middle of session be alert to the local surfers getting out of water.
Beach type & size: Pebbles, Rocks - Medium
Infos: The size of the beach depends on the level of the water in the lake. After a rainy winter the beach is small but after a dry winter the beach is large and there is plenty of room. The beach floor is from rocks and gravel but it's not too bad to launch kites. Wear rubber shoes, lots of stones.
Weather specificities: At the season the air is very hot (35-40C), but in the winter the water are cold and you need a thick wetsuit.
Wind type: Thermal
Wind specificities: The wind blows almost every day at 15-25 knots, 14:00 to 18:00. The windy season is between April to September (summer). Light winds in winter, also not as permanent as the summer.
Best months: May, June, July, August, September
Access description: by Car - Land in the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. Go to the central bus station in Tel Aviv and take a bus to Tiberias. From Tiberias take a bus to Ramot. On the shore of the Golan heights, from Tiberias around the Sea of Galili to the exact other side. Turn right at Yahudia junction and after about 400m turn right to Tzeelon. All the way to the left off the road trail.
Specific rules: None
Extra: Also known as Lake Galilee or Lake Tiberias.
Accommodations: Rooms, Parking
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Level: No information
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave
Infos: No tides. With sideshore winds pretty flat water and with onshore winds 1-2m shoreline waves.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Sandy beach about 50-70m wide and very long (7 km). Easy access by car. Crowded on weekends in the summer.
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: Mediterranean climate. May to October 22-30C air temp and 24-29C water temp (lycra and shorts, no wetsuits). November to April 10-20C and 15C water temp (wetsuit recommended). You can surf all year-round.
Wind specificities: Northern sideshore winds 17-22knots September to December, almost every day (starting in the afternoon). During winter onshore/sideshore, less frequent.
Best months: September, October, November
Access description: by Car - Once you get to Haifa you just head to the beach, just south of Haifa near the convention center.
Accommodations: Shop, Shower, Toilet, Food
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Lake
Water type: Shallow, Chop, Small wave
Water quality: Clean
Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Big
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind type: Thermal
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car - In the northeast of the lake. On a rainy year it may be not possible to enter the spot because of the high water level.
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: None
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave
Water hazards: Swimmers
Water quality: Clean
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Identified hazards: Other
Beachgoer: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Wind type: Thermal
Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Access description: by Car, Bus, Train -
Accommodations: School, Shop, Repair, Shower, Toilet, Parking
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Infos: Low tide with small to medium waves parallel to the beach. The waves are kind of disordered normally 0.30 to 1.50m. During off-season there are Southwest/South winds that generate waves from 1-2.5m.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: The best part is the beach. It is wide (about 50m) and long (about 800m), pure soft sand in and out the water. Plenty of space to launch and land kites. No obstacles at all (besides the few cars of the surfers that generally park far enough). You can enter or exit all along the beach.
Identified hazards: Cars
Weather specificities: The water temperature is from 30C during summer down to 16C in winter. The air is 35-15C (in the winter). A wetsuit is necessary only during December to April.
Wind specificities: During off-season there are Southwest/South winds that are relative gusty. Sideshore: NNE and SSW. The best season is during September till November.
Best months: September, October, November
Access description: by Car - Any flight to Tel Aviv. Then 20-30 min ride by taxi to the coast of Rishon (southern part of the coast).
Accommodations: Shower, Toilet, Food
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Water quality: Clean
Beachgoer: June, July, August, September
Best months: March, April, September, October
Access description: by Car, Bus, Train -
Specific rules: Zones
Accommodations: School, Shop, Repair, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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