Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 108kJ
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 100kJ
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 141kJ
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 17, too small
- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 33, too small
- Wed 42, too small
- Thu 519, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 79, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 925, too small
- Tue 1012, 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 Nov–Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 108kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 9, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 141kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 25, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 19°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 01:36 +0.1 mLow 09:00 −0.1 mHigh 15:47 +0.1 mLow 21:07 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:25 +0.1 mLow 10:46 −0.1 mHigh 17:43 +0.1 mLow 23:24 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:27 +0.1 mLow 12:04 −0.1 mHigh 18:42 +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 Nov–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
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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 stalbeach-haifa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (270°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (90°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). 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, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Netanya. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites and 1 mountain bike area.
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$1,570–US$2,950 each
about US$1,570–US$2,950 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
| 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 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$161–US$268 |
| 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$1,570–US$2,950 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Netanya
68 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Netanya its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Netanya, 39 km (about 1h 10m by car)
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 40m
About 18h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TLV, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → TLV on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.