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WINDSURFING - Wind Stats (more)
Will I get wind on my holiday?

The average of 10 years wind data shows that even in winter there are often months of 70-80% of days above a force F4+ and on average the wind reliably provides at least 50 -60% of days with these planning conditions.

In summer (May to Oct) frequently there will be 85-100% of days above a force F4+ in a month, with an average over the 8 years of no less than 76%. You can expect a force F5+ or more at least 50% of the time and often between 60 and 80% of days.

Our Wind Promise – It’s more than just a gust!
These wind statistics are recorded and confirmed at the end of each day from staff and guest opinions on the day's sailing, so they are not an exaggerated version of events. There has to have been a minimum of 2 hours blasting at that wind force for a valid recording, although normally the winds hold a consistent strength all day, particularly through the summer months.

See the 'Storm Calendar

Wind stats for 2007

Storm Calendar
An interesting find in one of the travel guides was this Storm Calendar, stating exact named and dated weather patterns that are reputed to be accurate enough in the North, that desert work time tables are actually set by them. We thought this a little hard to believe until some expats working in the desert verified this. What an uncanny thought to be able to schedule your windsurfing holiday in such a way! In Moonbeach however it is not so accurate. Fortunately we don’t get the rain, and unfortunately not always the wind strength or length of duration predicted. But there is quite a remarkable correlation between a distinct change in the weather pattern at Moonbeach and the dates given if the 1-2 day leeway suggested is taken into account, (which is typically Egyptian, where everything and everybody is always late and "5 minutes" means anything from half an hour to sometime in the future....maybe!)

Egyptian Weather Calendar
(ref: "On the road in Egypt, a motorist's guide", Mary Dungan, Magalli. The American University in Cairo Press)
The dates given for the storms apply to Alexandria. For Cairo and further South, add 1-2 days. The ‘rain’ is sure in Alexandria, probable or possible further south.

Nov 20	al Muknisa NE-NW, force 6-8, rain, 4 days	Feb 3	Ba’i al Karam NW, force 6-8, rain, 6 days
Nov 26	Ba’ai al Muknisa NE-NW, force 5-6, rain, 2 days	Feb 14	al Shams al Soghayyara NW, force 6-8, 2 days
Dec 4	al Kassem SW-NW, force 6-8, rain, 5 days	Mar 4	al Sallum NW, force 6-8, 3 days
Dec 10	Ba’iaal Kassem NE-NW, force 6-7, rain, 2 days	Mar 8	al Husum NW-NE, force 6-8, 2 days
Dec 13	al Fayda al Sughayyara NW, force 6-7, rain, 2 days	Mar 14	Ba’i al Husum NW, force 6-8, 2 days
Dec 21	Ba’i al Fayda al Sughayyara SW-NW, force 6-7, rain, 2 days	Mar 22	al Shams al Kabria W-NW, force 6-8, 3 days
Dec 29	‘Eid al Milad NW, force 6-8, rain, 2 days	Mar 29	al ‘Awa NW, force 6-9, 3 days
Jan 6	Ras el Sana W-NW, force 6-8, rain, 2 days	Apr 2	Ba’i al ‘Awa NW, force 6-7, 2 days
Jan 9	al Fayda al Kabira SW-W, force 6-8, rain, 5 days	Apr 28	al Khamsin E, force 6-8, hot, 2 days
Jan 18	al Ghotas SW-N, force 6-8, rain, 5 days	June 18	al Nuqta E, force 6-7, hot, 2 days
Jan 27	Karam NW, force 6-8, rain, 5 days

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