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🇪🇬 El Corniche

/EL CORNICHE · ALEXANDRIA/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · URBAN BEACH BREAK
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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El Corniche · Stanley · Alexandria

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/EL CORNICHE/
31.235°N · 29.949°E

Getting there

From Alexandria city centre · 3 km · 10 min
Airport Borg El Arab (HBE) · 45 km · 45 min
Note Right along Alexandria's famous waterfront promenade near Stanley Bridge — a fully urban session with the city as a backdrop, but the surrounding buildings can disrupt the wind more than the forecast suggests.

Parking

Cost Paid nearby
Surface Corniche roadside + paid lots · ~150 spaces
Fills by Busy promenade, popular city beach · Dec–Mar for surf
Walk to water ~2 min
Facilities Full city amenities · Cafés, restaurants, easy transit

Hazards

URBAN WIND CHAOS Alexandria's dense coastal buildings can funnel and disrupt what looks like a clean offshore forecast — expect the actual conditions to be choppier than the macro forecast implies.
SANDBAR Beach break with shifting sandbars along the Corniche — walk the promenade to spot the best bank.
RIP NW/N swell builds a beach-break rip on bigger days — busy urban beach, stay aware of other water users too.
CROWDS Popular city beach year-round — expect company, especially near Stanley Bridge.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide · rising
Peak season Dec–Mar · NW/N swell · Check actual on-site wind, not just the macro forecast
Swell key NW/N swell · Urban beach break along the Corniche · Best with offshore S/SE wind, though city buildings can disrupt it
Level Beginner–intermediate · Sandy · Fully urban session
Dawn patrol Trust what you see at the beach over the forecast alone — Alexandria's skyline creates real local wind quirks.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · El Corniche
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JAN
3/2
18.5°
FEB
3/2
17.5°
MAR
3/2
18°
APR
SHORT
19.5°
MAY
SHORT
22°
JUN
SHORT
25°
JUL
SHORT
26.5°
AUG
SHORT
27.5°
SEP
SHORT
27.5°
OCT
SHORT
26°
NOV
SHORT
23.5°
DEC
3/2
21°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Yacht Club of Egypt

QAITBAY ST · ANFOUSHI · ALEXANDRIA · SINCE 1901
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Food & coffee

Kadoura
ALEXANDRIA CORNICHE
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Fish Market
OVERLOOKING THE OLD HARBOUR · ALEXANDRIA
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Trianon
LE METROPOLE HOTEL · ALEXANDRIA CORNICHE · SINCE 1905
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NW/N swell + genuine offshore wind cutting through the city's wind chaos. Tell us the conditions — we'll email you when everything lines up.

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