South Sinai, Egypt
May · 60% rideableDahab
What it's actually like
Ahlan, which is how people say hello and welcome here, and you will hear it before you have even unloaded the board bag. This is Dahab, a small town on the Gulf of Aqaba, with the Sinai mountains rising straight behind the beach and the mountains of Saudi Arabia across the water. Down at the lagoon a long sand spit holds the open sea back, and inside it the water turns turquoise and flat.
The first reach of the day, red-brown mountains on one side and dark blue sea on the other, is one to remember. Plenty of people come to Dahab for the diving. The ones out on the lagoon are here for the rush.
The gulf is only 15 to 20 km wide here, so the wind squeezes between the Sinai mountains and the Saudi ranges, and when the desert heats up the thermal adds to it.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
May · 60%. 19 rideable days in 31, 5.4 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
May in the record
60% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In May the wind most often sits at 12 to 15 kt (30% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 10am to 1pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
May on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Dahab report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jun · HighApril to June and September to October are the busy months. The kite lagoon is small and can get a bit chaotic at peak times, while Area 2 and the open water beyond it give advanced riders more room.
On the water
What May usually does
May sits outside the best months here. 60% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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- Hazard
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- Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 5 stays near Dahab on one page