Sea · Red Sea · Egypt
Sofitel/Ibi & Friends
Best for kiting all year except December, with 54 to 90 % kite days. Water 20 to 29 °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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 78 % Primeabout 24 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 22 %
- Kiteable 78 %
- 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 7.4 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.5 h
- Water
- 26 °C, shorty
- Air
- 28 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 0 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (78 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 54 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 87 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 78 | 56 | 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 5 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 11 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 11 | 10 to 11 |
| Daylighth | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
| 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 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 4/3 | spring | spring | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | shorty | 3/2 |
- In January, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 26 kite days out of 30 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (86 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 27 kite days out of 30 (90 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (78 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Sofitel/Ibi & Friends averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 5 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 Sofitel/Ibi & Friends
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.6 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
- November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 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.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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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
7 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 5.9 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 10 %
- Kiteable 90 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 10 %, kiteable on 90 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, 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 Sofitel/Ibi & Friends: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Sofitel/Ibi & Friends?
The best months are all year except December: from 2017 to 2025, 54 to 90 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Sofitel/Ibi & Friends windy in October?
Yes, very. 78 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 24 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 Sofitel/Ibi & Friends?
The water ranges from 20 °C in February to 29 °C in July. In October it is about 26 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Sofitel/Ibi & Friends get in a year?
About 252 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Red Sea
- Country
- Egypt
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Hurghada International Airport (HRG), 6 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 27.1330, 33.8307
- 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
- Magawish/Colona
Egypt · same kite days as Sofitel/Ibi & Friends 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 % - Hurghada
Egypt · 2 points fewer kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends in October
76 %Kite days by month at Hurghada: Jan 56 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 60 %, May 63 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 88 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 51 % - Seahorse Bay
Egypt · 12 points fewer kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends in October
66 %Kite days by month at Seahorse Bay: Jan 45 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 59 %, May 63 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 87 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 38 % - Mövenpick
Egypt · 4 points fewer kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends in October
74 %Kite days by month at Mövenpick: Jan 57 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 64 %, May 66 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 51 % - Safaga
Egypt · 8 points more kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends 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 % - Helioland
Egypt · 1 point fewer kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends 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 % - Baby Bay
Egypt · 9 points more kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends 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 % - Zaafarana
Egypt · 6 points more kite days than Sofitel/Ibi & Friends in October
84 %Kite days by month at Zaafarana: Jan 60 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 72 %, May 69 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 93 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 56 %
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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 78 % of days at Sofitel/Ibi & Friends 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/sofitelibi-friends
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