Mandara
Surf spot · Egypt
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 188kJ
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 116kJ
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 84kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 55kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 439, poor
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 723, poor
- Sun 844, poor
- Mon 919, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
- Wed 1116, 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
Mandara does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 188kJ | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft5 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 84kJ | wind from the west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 23, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the north-west, 13 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 44, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 55kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:09 −0.0 mHigh 06:05 +0.1 mLow 12:36 −0.1 mHigh 19:15 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:05 −0.0 mHigh 07:06 +0.1 mLow 13:23 −0.1 mHigh 19:48 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 01:46 −0.1 mHigh 07:50 +0.1 mLow 14:00 −0.1 mHigh 20:17 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mandara
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). 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 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 Abū Qīr, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$859–US$1,700 each
about US$859–US$1,700 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CAI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$644–US$1,340 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$54–US$101 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$859–US$1,700 |
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
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about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$20/nightcountry average
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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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 30m
About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CAI, direct, then 3h 30m by road
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