Sea · Red Sea · Egypt
Giant Bay
Best for kiting all year, with 58 to 94 % kite days. Water 21 to 31 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 87 % Primeabout 27 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 13 %
- Kiteable 87 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 14:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.6 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 28 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 0 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Giant Bay averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 85 | 72 | 80 | 94 | 87 | 65 | 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 13 | 10 to 13 | 10 to 13 | 10 to 13 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Water°C at the surface | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 0 of 31 | 0 of 28 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | shorty |
- In January, Giant Bay averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Giant Bay averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (67 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Giant Bay averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Giant Bay averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (70 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Giant Bay averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (75 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Giant Bay averaged 26 kite days out of 30 (85 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Giant Bay averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Giant Bay averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (80 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Giant Bay averaged 28 kite days out of 30 (94 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Giant Bay averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Giant Bay averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Giant Bay averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Giant Bay
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
- March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.1 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.7 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
9 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 6.6 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In September, the windiest month
- Too light 6 %
- Kiteable 94 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 6 %, kiteable on 94 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 14:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from N (0°).
Kitesurfing at Giant Bay: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Giant Bay?
The best months are the whole year: from 2017 to 2025, 58 to 94 % of days were kite days in every month.
Is Giant Bay windy in October?
Yes, very. 87 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 27 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Giant Bay?
The water ranges from 21 °C in February to 31 °C in August. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Giant Bay get in a year?
About 269 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- Red Sea
- Country
- Egypt
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF), 30 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 25.3201, 34.7450
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Red Sea
Kite days in October, % of days
- Baby Bay
Egypt · same kite days as Giant Bay in October
87 %Kite days by month at Baby Bay: Jan 62 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 70 %, May 75 %, Jun 85 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 94 %, Oct 87 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 58 % - Blue Lagoon
Egypt · 2 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
85 %Kite days by month at Blue Lagoon: Jan 64 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 69 %, May 77 %, Jun 86 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 78 %, Sep 93 %, Oct 85 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 61 % - Helioland
Egypt · 10 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
77 %Kite days by month at Helioland: Jan 58 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 94 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 58 % - Camel Beach
Egypt · 12 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
75 %Kite days by month at Camel Beach: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 66 %, May 66 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 86 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 64 % - Lahami Bay
Egypt · 7 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
80 %Kite days by month at Lahami Bay: Jan 73 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 72 %, May 76 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 65 % - Sataya
Egypt · 8 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
79 %Kite days by month at Sataya: Jan 78 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 68 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 72 % - Safaga
Egypt · 1 point fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
86 %Kite days by month at Safaga: Jan 58 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 69 %, May 72 %, Jun 88 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 97 %, Oct 86 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 55 % - Magawish/Colona
Egypt · 9 points fewer kite days than Giant Bay in October
78 %Kite days by month at Magawish/Colona: Jan 54 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 63 %, May 65 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 90 %, Oct 78 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 87 % of days at Giant Bay met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/giant-bay
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