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Tawila Island kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Egypt

Spot currently openIntermediate level 27.54 | 33.78

Overview

Tawila is a kitesurfing spot located on Tawila Island, off the coast of Hurghada, on the Red Sea. Accessible only by boat, this island offers exceptional flat water conditions with sandbars and shallow turquoise waters. The north to northwest winds are constant. A paradise for intermediate kitesurfers.
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Spot forecast for Tawila Island

Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Tawila Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

421h

in August · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 26 °C. It peaks in August, with 421 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 29 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 29 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 24%13-20 knots · 65%21-30 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 65% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is February, at 20 °C. The wettest month is December, with 2 mm.

Monthly averages: Tawila Island
Monthly averages — Tawila Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 316 h 21 °C 0 mm
February 26.5 305 h 20 °C 1 mm
March 28.0 311 h 22 °C 1 mm
April 25.0 329 h 25 °C 0 mm
May 29.0 403 h 27 °C 0 mm
June 29.5 456 h 29 °C 0 mm
July 28.0 373 h 32 °C 0 mm
August 31.0 421 h 32 °C 0 mm
September 30.0 400 h 30 °C 0 mm
October 30.0 407 h 27 °C 0 mm
November 27.5 299 h 25 °C 0 mm
December 28.0 275 h 22 °C 2 mm

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Technical details of Tawila Island spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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