Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Hamata, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 171 km.

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About Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 29°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 217). The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually September, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Hamata, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 171 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 7 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Hamata, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 171 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 15 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	80, good	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	23kn	side	chop
Mon 19Oct	78, good	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots	26kn	side	chop
Tue 20Oct	80, good	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	26kn	side	chop
Wed 21Oct	77, good	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	26kn	side	chop
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	wind from the north, 13 knots	23kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	22kn	side	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16kn	side	flat
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	15kn	side	flat
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	15kn	side	flat
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	7kn	side-on	flat

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).

Jan4of 7
Feb4of 7
Mar4of 7
Apr3of 7
May4of 7
Jun4of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug3of 7
Sep5of 7
Oct4of 7
Nov3of 7
Dec3of 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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to RMF, changing at ZRH, then 3h 15 by road. About 24h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center
17 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center
17 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Kite Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center
13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite Wadi Lahami Kitesurfing Center
13 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: flat.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to RMF, changing at ZRH, then 3h 15 by road. About 24h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £860–£1,720 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 £600–£1,250
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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