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Alexandria S Beach With Skies At Sunset
Near Cleopatra beach. Photo: Mohamed El Naggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cleopatra beach

Surf spot · Egypt

Is it worth the trip?

27Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
WNW 8 kn
Temp
24°C

Tue 3 · 11 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
2kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
23°C

Wed 4 · 27 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 s
Energy
122kJ
Wind
NNW 8 kn
Temp
23°C

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 s
Energy
96kJ
Wind
NNW 7 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 26 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 s
Energy
45kJ
Wind
NW 12 kn
Temp
22°C

Sat 7 · 33 out of 100

Swell
5 ft6 s
Energy
163kJ
Wind
NW 7 kn
Temp
21°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft7 s
Energy
474kJ
Wind
NNW 11 kn
Temp
22°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 17, too small
  2. Mon 22, too small
  3. Tue 311, too small
  4. Wed 427, poor
  5. Thu 547, fair
  6. Fri 626, poor
  7. Sat 733, poor
  8. Sun 80, too big
  9. Mon 948, fair
  10. Tue 1021, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Cleopatra beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cleopatra beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov7, too small1 ft5 s2 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore25°C
Mon 2Nov2, too small1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots24°C
Tue 3Nov11, too small1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north, 3 knots23°C
Wed 4Nov27, poor3 ft8 s4 ft at break (est.)122kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots23°C
Thu 5Nov47, fair4 ft6 s4 ft at break (est.)96kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots22°C
Fri 6Nov26, poor3 ft5 s4 ft at break (est.)45kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots22°C
Sat 7Nov33, poor5 ft6 s6 ft at break (est.)163kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots21°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big7 ft7 s8 ft at break (est.)474kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov48, fair4 ft6 s5 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the north, 7 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov21, too small3 ft5 s3 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the north, 8 knots21°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 02:09 +0.1 mLow 09:37 −0.1 mHigh 17:00 +0.1 mLow 22:18 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:29 +0.1 mLow 11:24 −0.1 mHigh 18:21 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 00:05 −0.0 mHigh 06:05 +0.1 mLow 12:32 −0.1 mHigh 19:07 +0.1 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.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Cleopatra beach

Alexandria coast
Near Cleopatra beach. Photo: Filip Maljković from Pancevo, Serbia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alexandria Sunset 3
Near Cleopatra beach. Photo: Eslam Abdelwhab, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cleopatra beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (327°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (147°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Alexandria, 3.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$858–US$1,690 each

about US$858–US$1,690 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CAI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$643–US$1,330
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$27–US$40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Food7 days eating outabout US$54–US$100
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$858–US$1,690

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

Alexandria

6 min by car · 71 places to stay

about US$20/nightcountry average

See 71 places to stay in Alexandria · Booking.com

About Alexandria 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 20h 35m

About 20h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CAI, direct, then 3h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.