El Kala, Algeria

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About El Kala

El Kala is a town in El Tarf Province, Algeria. From El Kala you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Plage Mordjane, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TBJ, 40 km away.

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Staying in El Kala

  • 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TBJ, 40 km, AAE, 56 km, TUN, 159 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Kala. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of El Kala: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Plage Mordjane1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft23 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft45 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore2 ft8 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots4 ft112 kJwind from the west, 6 knots
All readings for Plage Mordjane: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Plage Mordjane, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft6 smushy23kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair3 ft6 smushy45kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore23°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct49, good4 ft6 smushy112kJwind from the west, 6 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Kala, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from El Kala. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots that stay in El Kala from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Zouira44.5 kmabout 1h 20 by carIntermediate and up2 ft25 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore4 ft63 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots3 ft50 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore2 ft9 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots4 ft116 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots
All readings for Zouira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zouira, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct28, too small2 ft6 smushy25kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct33, poor4 ft5 smushy63kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair3 ft6 smushy50kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct35, poor4 ft6 smushy116kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots20°C

Places to eat near El Kala

  • الدار الكبيرةBurger · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurant le Pêcheur El-KalaSeafood · 0.9 km from the centre
  • Restaurant Halim0.7 km from the centre
  • Snack La Marina1.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits