Mandara, Egypt
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Paphos, is 449 km away.
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About Mandara
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). 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 300 m out (1 in 28). 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 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Paphos, is 449 km away. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 20 h 30 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. 3 h 30 from the airport to Mandara.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Paphos, is 449 km away.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Mandara · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Mandara · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Mandara 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
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 52, good | 4 ft6 smushy | 89kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 17, too small | 2 ft5 smushy | 22kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 15, too small | 2 ft4 smushy | 10kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 16, too small | 2 ft4 smushy | 8kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 9, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 3kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 9, too small | 2 ft4 smushy | 7kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 5, too small | 1 ft4 smushy | 4kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft4 smushy | 3kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 9, too small | 1 ft5 smushy | 6kJ | wind from the east, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 10, too small | 1 ft4 smushy | 3kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 25°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 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to CAI, then 3h 30 by road. About 20h 30 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to CAI, then 3h 30 by road. About 20h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £895–£1,760 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CAI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | £570–£1,185 |
| 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 | £895–£1,760 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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