Club Mistral, Egypt
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nuweiba, is 191 km away. Nearest airport: CCE (CCE), 111 km.
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About Club Mistral
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 55). The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nuweiba, is 191 km away. Nearest airport: CCE (CCE), 111 km.
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From Chicago: about 19 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI), direct.
See flights ORD → CAI · Skyscanner from about £570 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Club Mistral.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nuweiba, is 191 km away. Nearest airport: CCE (CCE), 111 km.
Hire and lessons.
Kitesurfing lessons in Club Mistral · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Club Mistral · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: 18 kn gusting 22, side-shore.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-west, 18 knots | 22kn | side | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 60, good | wind from the north-west, 17 knots | 22kn | side | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 28, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots | 22kn | side | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 10 knots | 17kn | cross-off | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 10 knots | 15kn | cross-off | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 17kn | side | – |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May1of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to CAI, then 2h 55 by road. About 19h 55 door to door
- Tue 20 OctKite Club Mistral
17 kn gusting 23, side-shore.
- Wed 21 OctKite Club Mistral
17 kn gusting 23, side-shore.
- Thu 22 OctKite Club Mistral
17 kn gusting 23, side-shore.
- Fri 23 OctKite Club Mistral
17 kn gusting 22, side-shore.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 22, side-shore.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to CAI, then 2h 55 by road. About 19h 55 door to door
Rough cost
About £830–£1,655 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £570–£1,185
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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