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Giza, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Egyptian Sailing & Water Ski Federation

Windsurf spot · Egypt

Is it worth the trip?

52Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 6 kn gusting 18, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 67 out of 100

Wind
SSW 6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 0 kn
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
31°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
31°C

Thu 5 · 18 out of 100

Wind
WNW 5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Wind
NW 7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

Wind
WNW 6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
25°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
NNW 7 kn
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
24°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 267, good
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 527, poor
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 773, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 959, fair
  10. Tue 1059, fair

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Best in Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Egyptian Sailing & Water Ski Federation
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 2 knots6kncross-off–30°C
Mon 2Nov67, goodwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18knside–32°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 0 knots5knside–31°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots10knside–31°C
Thu 5Nov27, poorwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots14knon–28°C
Fri 6Nov81, goodwind from the north-west, 7 knots17knside-on–26°C
Sat 7Nov73, goodwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots15knon–25°C
Sun 8Nov64, goodwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots23knside-on–24°C
Mon 9Nov59, fairwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots18knside-on–23°C
Tue 10Nov59, fairwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots18knside–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

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 Aug

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Egyptian Sailing & Water Ski Federation

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and November, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Giza. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

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$770–US$1,550 each

about US$770–US$1,550 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 
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
Totalabout US$770–US$1,550

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: Giza

Closest

Giza

3 min by car · 39 places to stay

about US$20/nightcountry average

See 39 places to stay in Giza · Booking.com

About Giza 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 17h 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CAI, direct, then 40 min by road

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