🇪🇬 Gebel el Zeit
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Best directionNNW
Wind speed20–32kt
SeasonYear-round
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A windswept headland on the Gulf of Suez so reliably windy it's now home to one of Egypt's largest wind farms — not a subtle spot.
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Getting thereAbout 1 hour north of Hurghada International Airport (HRG) along the main Suez-Hurghada highway. A car is completely necessary for this remote wind-farm…
HazardsAn intense thermal wind tunnel where the breeze regularly screams past 30-40kt daily — a genuinely stressful environment. Completely unsuited to true beginners…
Best time of dayMorning through early afternoon, when the extreme temperature differential between the Red Sea and baking interior mountains creates a powerful wind tunnel…
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