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Hamata, Egypt

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Hamata, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km.

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About Hamata

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 28°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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). 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, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Hamata.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Hamata, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RMF (RMF), 166 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Hamata on Google Maps · Directions

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8023knsidechop
Mon 19Oct8024knsidechop
Tue 20Oct8025knsidechop
Wed 21Oct7725knsidechop
Thu 22Oct4422knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct4422knsideflat
Sat 24Oct017knsideflat
Sun 25Oct011knsideflat
Mon 26Oct018knsideflat
Tue 27Oct2122knside-onflat

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).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RMF, changing at ZRH, then 3h 10 by road. About 24h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Hamata

    17 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Hamata

    17 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Hamata

    13 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Hamata

    13 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RMF, changing at ZRH, then 3h 10 by road. About 24h 15 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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