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Kitesurf Location - Wadi Lahami Lagoon or Eccologe Wadi Lahami ( ID wadi_lahami_lagoon )      Hits: 2341
 
You are here: Africa > Egypt > Kitesurf Location - Wadi Lahami Lagoon or Eccologe Wadi Lahami ( ID wadi_lahami_lagoon )
Continent: Africa
Country: Egypt
Next Big City (Airport):  Marsa Alam
Next Town: Hamata
Latitude:   24.2224
Longitude: 35.4161
Type:
- Ocean
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Rooms
- Camping
- School
- Repair
- Rental
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Lahami Bay (2.41 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE Type: Flat Chop
Wadi Lahami Camel Beach (13.89 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE S SSW SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Big shallow area (about 2x1 km) with flat water. Choppy with stronger winds. Sandy bottom with a small reef in the south part of the lagoon. Protected by outer reef with a 500 m wide channel to the deeper sea. In the Channel very flat water over two meters Deep. From there (direction north, 300 m) you will find 2 point breaks at a riff break. But the water is still deep enough.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Trees
Location crowds:
- None


2km long, sandy beach. Lots of space.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit


Warm all year-round. Always sunshine. Warm water. Not wetsuit needed, maybe in winter a shorty. Sun protection is very important.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- September
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE
Main Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE


Excellent, constant wind. From October to April stronger and more reliable. Summer can also be excellent, but not so strong. Normally thermal wind all year.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
- Bus
Access:
- No Walk


About 450 km south from Hurghada, about 250 kilometers North of the border to Sudan. Flight to Marsa Alam, then about 2.5 hours by bus or car. Flight to Hurghada, then about 6.5 hours by bus or car.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Fees


The Wadi Lahami Lagoon, depends to the Eccologe Wadi Lahami and it's Surfstation. They Take 35 Euro per week for storage, rescue and beach assistance from there own guests, 75 Euro per week from "outside guest".

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 Nightlife
No nightlife and nothing close by.

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