BackDoor (Haifa), Israel

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 307 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 7 km.

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About BackDoor (Haifa)

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

The spot faces NW (319°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (139°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 87). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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, Esentepe, is 307 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 7 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 10 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 20 h 15 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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 307 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 7 km.
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Forecast

BackDoor (Haifa) does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at BackDoor (Haifa), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to AMM, then 3h by road. About 20h 15 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: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 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 3h by road. About 20h 15 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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