Kontiki
Surf spot · Israel
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 133kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 192kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 26, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 626, too small
- Sat 752, fair
- Sun 844, poor
- Mon 953, fair
- Tue 1027, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Dec–Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Kontiki does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 133kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 44, poor | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 192kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 21°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:32 +0.1 mLow 10:48 −0.1 mHigh 17:47 +0.1 mLow 23:27 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:29 +0.1 mLow 12:04 −0.1 mHigh 18:43 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:39 −0.1 mHigh 06:40 +0.1 mLow 12:56 −0.1 mHigh 19:21 +0.2 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 Dec–Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kontiki
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (284°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (104°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Netanya, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 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$1,490–US$2,820 each
about US$1,490–US$2,820 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TLV, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$643–US$1,340 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$80–US$134 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$536 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$362–US$670 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,490–US$2,820 |
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
2 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Netanya its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Herzliya on Booking.com
31 min by car · 17 places to stay
About US$121 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 18h 05m
About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TLV, direct, then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → TLV on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.