Overview

The Bat-Galim spot is located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, in the Haifa district, at the foot of Mount Carmel. This iconic urban spot in Haifa faces west towards the Mediterranean and receives prevailing northwest and west winds in summer, and southwest winds in winter. Bat-Galim is one of the best-known spots in Haifa, easily accessible within the city. Intermediate level recommended.

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Spot forecast for Bat-Galim

Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 18:01

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

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Bat-Galim: when to go?

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Season · peak

173h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 173 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is January, with 136 mm.

Monthly averages: Bat-Galim

Monthly averages — Bat-Galim — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	48 h	19 °C	136 mm
February	17.0	79 h	17 °C	80 mm
March	18.0	99 h	21 °C	42 mm
April	23.0	119 h	24 °C	22 mm
May	23.0	123 h	25 °C	13 mm
June	28.0	137 h	29 °C	0 mm
July	30.0	173 h	31 °C	1 mm
August	27.0	147 h	31 °C	1 mm
September	27.5	139 h	29 °C	5 mm
October	25.0	113 h	27 °C	2 mm
November	13.5	53 h	24 °C	72 mm
December	12.0	56 h	19 °C	89 mm

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Technical details of Bat-Galim spot

The spot works with winds from SW, W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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