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El-Mina & the Corniche · 0.3 m · 1 ft · wind SSW 4 km/h
El-Mina lives by the water — the fishing fleet works out of the old harbour, families walk the Corniche in the evening, and boats run to the Palm Islands in summer. This page reads the live sea and wind off El-Mina so you can see, at a glance, whether it's an easy day on the water or one to stay in.
The wind matters more than the swell here
Off El-Mina the sea is usually low, so it's the wind that makes or breaks a day — a hot afternoon can bring a sea breeze up fast off the point. Treat this as a planning aid, not a replacement for what the older skippers on the quay already know from the sky and the water.
No lifeguards on this coast
People swim off the Corniche rocks and around the Palm Islands in summer, but there is no lifeguard service and no daily water-quality testing here. After heavy rain, or near the harbour and storm outfalls, give the water time to clear. Children and weak swimmers should stay close in.
El-Mina & the Corniche
The reading is for the open water off El-Mina — it covers the fishing harbour, the Corniche seafront and the crossing out to the Palm Islands (Jazr an-Nakhl).
Calm — easy water for small boats
Waves
0.3 m · 1 ft
Swell
4s from the W
Wind
4 km/h from the SSW — cross-shore
Sea temperature
27.5°C
Next few days
Day
Waves
Wind
Looks like
Tue 13 Oct
0.3 m · 1 ft
6 km/h NNW (cross-shore)
Calm — easy water for small boats
Wed 14 Oct
0.3 m · 1 ft
5 km/h W (onshore)
Calm — easy water for small boats
Thu 15 Oct
0.5 m · 2 ft
30 km/h SW (onshore)
Calm — easy water for small boats
Fri 16 Oct
0.9 m · 3 ft
9 km/h W (onshore)
Workable — manageable for small boats; keep an eye on the wind
Sat 17 Oct
0.6 m · 2 ft
7 km/h WNW (onshore)
Workable — manageable for small boats; keep an eye on the wind
A forecast is not the sea itself
These are open-water model forecasts, not what the water is doing where you are — out here the weather turns fast, and there are no lifeguards. Wear a life jacket, tell someone your plan and your return time, and if it looks wrong, stay in. In an emergency at sea, call the Civil Defense on 125.
Forecast updated 12 October at 14:52. Weather and marine data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).