Hurghada Makadi Bay
Kitesurf spot · Egypt
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 14 kn gusting 19, side-shore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 429, poor
- Thu 524, poor
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 741, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 950, fair
- Tue 1050, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jun2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 10kn | cross-off | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | wind from the north, 14 knots | 17kn | side | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, poor | wind from the north, 13 knots | 16kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 24, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 16kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | wind from the north, 14 knots | 19kn | side | chop | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 41, poor | wind from the north, 14 knots | 20kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 17 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots | 28kn | side | chop | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots | 27kn | side | chop | 24°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:12 −0.4 mHigh 10:51 +0.2 mLow 17:04 −0.3 mHigh 23:14 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:28 −0.4 mHigh 12:06 +0.2 mLow 18:26 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:38 +0.1 mLow 06:48 −0.3 mHigh 13:20 +0.2 mLow 19:43 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jun
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kitesurf near here
1 place
- Hurghada Sahl Hasheesh 8.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hurghada Makadi Bay
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 120). The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sahl Hasheesh. Within 5 km we also list 8 dive sites.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$791–US$1,600 each
about US$791–US$1,600 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SSH, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$663–US$1,380 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$100 |
| Total | about US$791–US$1,600 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Sahl Hasheesh
17 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
About Sahl Hasheesh its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$20 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 23h 15m
About 23h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SSH, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 2h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SSH on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.