Island on the kite safari route
Abu Minqar Island
Island on the kite safari, 8 km from Hurghada.
- Windiest months
- June-September
- Prevailing wind
- NNWfrom north-north-west, 329°
- Windiest month
- 11.8knots on average (6.1 m/s), September
- Nearest airport
- HRGHurghada International Airport, 9 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
Tips for this spot
- Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
- When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
- New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.
Wind across the year
When it blows here
Windier months: June-September. The prevailing wind blows from the north-north-west (329°).
windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s
Values by month
| January | 8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s |
| March | 9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s |
| April | 9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s |
| May | 10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s |
| June | 11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s |
| July | 10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s |
| August | 11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s |
| September | 11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s |
| October | 9.5 knots · 4.9 m/s |
| November | 8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s |
| December | 8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s |
Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.
The island
What the island is like
- A smaller island with a lagoon, used for practising tricks; the organiser lists it for beginners and freestyle riders.
- Shallow calm water and sand. Bays to rest in.
- Level
- Beginner, Advanced
- Water
- Shallow
- Bottom
- Sand
Description: Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea, organiser of the safari.
Nearby
Other places nearby
Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. Description: Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea, organiser of the safari.