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🇯🇴 Aqaba

Jordan · Middle East · All Jordan spots →

Best directionN
Wind speed12–22kt
SeasonMar – Nov
Skill levelBeginner
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing

Jordan's only stretch of coastline, at the northern tip of the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba — a short strip of water shared with Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia all visible at once.

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Getting thereNorthern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, about 15 minutes south of King Hussein International Airport (AQJ). A car or taxi is needed; public parking along the main…
HazardsWind here runs side-shore roughly 80-90% of the time, per the local operator's own data — not the straight offshore wind sometimes assumed for this gulf…
Best time of dayThe windy season runs roughly mid-March to mid-October, with July-August typically lighter than the rest. Morning through…
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