Bet Yanay, Israel

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 318 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 42 km.

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About Bet Yanay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (283°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (103°). 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 250 m out (1 in 26). 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 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 318 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 42 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AMM, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Bet Yanay.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 318 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 42 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bet Yanay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	4, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	27°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to AMM, then 2h 35 by road. About 19h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to AMM, then 2h 35 by road. About 19h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,775 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to AMM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£580–£1,200
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£905–£1,775

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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