Red Sea Zone kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Egypt · البحر الأحمر

Spot currently openBeginner level 27.42 | 33.68

Overview

Red Sea Zone is a kitesurfing spot located in the El Gouna lagoon, on the Red Sea. This spot offers flat-water conditions in a sheltered lagoon, ideal for learning and progression. North to north-west winds blow regularly.
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Spot forecast for Red Sea Zone

Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Red Sea Zone: when to go?

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Season · peak

387h

in August · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 387 hours of usable wind, at 35 °C. The low point is March, at 22.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M April: 25 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 30 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M April: 25 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 30 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 56%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 56% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is February, with 2 mm.

Monthly averages: Red Sea Zone
Monthly averages — Red Sea Zone — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 236 h 22 °C 0 mm
February 25.5 249 h 22 °C 2 mm
March 22.5 233 h 25 °C 0 mm
April 25.0 286 h 29 °C 0 mm
May 27.5 347 h 33 °C 0 mm
June 29.5 408 h 36 °C 0 mm
July 28.5 323 h 37 °C 0 mm
August 30.5 387 h 38 °C 0 mm
September 30.0 345 h 35 °C 0 mm
October 29.5 335 h 31 °C 0 mm
November 25.0 225 h 27 °C 0 mm
December 24.5 189 h 23 °C 2 mm

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Technical details of Red Sea Zone 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.

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