Ramlet El Baydah
Surf spot · Lebanon
Is it worth the trip?
35Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- WNW 1 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 115, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 414, too small
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 637, too small
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 823, poor
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1014, 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 in Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Ramlet El Baydah does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 17°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 01:30 +0.1 mLow 08:56 −0.1 mHigh 15:37 +0.0 mLow 20:40 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:23 +0.1 mLow 10:41 −0.1 mHigh 17:40 +0.1 mLow 22:51 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:27 +0.1 mLow 12:03 −0.1 mHigh 18:41 +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.
Best time to go
best in 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 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
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About Ramlet El Baydah
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). 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 month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beirut, 3.2 km away (about 10 min by car).
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$1,170–US$2,240 each
about US$1,170–US$2,240 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 BEY, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$636–US$1,330 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,240 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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Getting there: about 20h 40m
About 20h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BEY, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → BEY on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.