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Sayyid Camp

Kayak spot · Egypt

Is it worth the trip?

98Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 999, good
  9. Tue 1096, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Sayyid Camp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good4 kn10kn28°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good2 kn7kn28°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn8kn29°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good3 kn7kn25°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good3 kn10kn23°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good5 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good2 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov99, good2 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov96, good3 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good3 kn9kn21°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sayyid Camp

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Sīwah.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: Sīwah

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Closest

Sīwah

about 20 min by car · 37 places to stay

about US$20/nightcountry average

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About Sīwah 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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