Es Chaffar Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Tunisia · Sfax

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 34.54 | 10.59

Overview

Es Chaffar Beach is a kitesurf spot located near Sfax, on the east coast of Tunisia. The spot faces east towards the Mediterranean and offers riding conditions suited to intermediate riders. Northwest and east winds are the most frequent. The shallow waters of the Gulf of Gabes provide relatively flat conditions.

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Spot forecast for Es Chaffar Beach

Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 17:36

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

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Es Chaffar Beach: 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

150h

in August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 150 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days27 d A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 16.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days27 d A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 16.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is February, with 29 mm.

Monthly averages: Es Chaffar Beach
Monthly averages — Es Chaffar Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 62 h 18 °C 20 mm
February 11.5 65 h 18 °C 29 mm
March 18.5 113 h 21 °C 13 mm
April 25.0 154 h 22 °C 20 mm
May 24.5 150 h 26 °C 11 mm
June 25.5 151 h 30 °C 0 mm
July 25.0 146 h 33 °C 0 mm
August 27.0 150 h 32 °C 4 mm
September 23.5 128 h 30 °C 24 mm
October 19.0 105 h 27 °C 25 mm
November 8.5 54 h 22 °C 11 mm
December 16.5 92 h 18 °C 20 mm

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Technical details of Es Chaffar Beach spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, NE, SE, W, WNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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