# Ashdod surf guide

Port city south of Tel Aviv with fairly consistent sand-bottom peaks at Hakshatot (the Arches), north of the marina, and a hollow right by the port.

- **Location:** Southern District, Israel (31.7958, 34.6489)
- **Best season:** Oct – Apr (October, November, December, January, February, March, April)
- **Water:** 18–30°C (boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))
- **Waves:** Beach break, River mouth
- **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/ashdod
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Ashdod):** https://swellcabin.com/town/ashdod?feed

## Live surf cams

- [Hakshatot (Lazuz)](https://gosurf.co.il/cameras/ashdod-kshatot) (Hakshatot): GoSurf Israel, free

## Surf pools nearby

- [SRF Park TLV](https://www.srfparktlv.co.il/en/), Tel Aviv: 31 km away, Wavegarden Cove. Livne Eitan 30, Park Darom, Tel Aviv. Israel's first surf lagoon, opened April 2025: the Bay for beginners and juniors, the Reef for experts. Sessions every day, book ahead.

## Surf spots

- **Hakshatot**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE). The Arches beach, north of the marina with a car park in front: fairly consistent sand-bottom peaks, mostly windswell, from under 1 m up to about 2.5 m. Crowded when it is good. (31.7985, 34.6312)
- **Port (HaShover)**: River mouth, right-hander, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Hollow, powerful right on the south side of Ashdod port; fairly consistent on west swells. Some localism, and it gets crowded at weekends. (31.8174, 34.6401)

## Where to stay

10 places to stay within 10 km.

## FAQ

### When is the best time to surf in Ashdod?

The best surf season in Ashdod is Oct – Apr (October, November, December, January, February, March, April). The sea ranges from 18°C to 30°C over the year.

### Which months have the most good surf days in Ashdod?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Ashdod's best spot were good or better most often in January (13% of days, 2% great), February (11% of days, 2% great) and April (6% of days, 0% great), and least often in May (0%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Ashdod?

Water temperature in Ashdod is 18–30°C: boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

### Is Ashdod good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Ashdod suits beginner and intermediate surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Hakshatot and Port (HaShover).

### What are the surf spots in Ashdod?

Ashdod has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Hakshatot (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)); Port (HaShover) (River mouth, right-hander, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides).

### Where should surfers stay in Ashdod?

Swell Cabin lists 10 places to stay within 10 km of Ashdod, 1 guesthouses and homestays. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

### What is the surf forecast for Ashdod this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Ashdod and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/ashdod: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

### When is the best tide to surf in Ashdod?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Ashdod weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times (approximate: there is no tide gauge near the town).

### Is the Ashdod surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Ashdod is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 47 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 61 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 81% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-04.

### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Ashdod?

Trust in this page's data is high (95/100): the town was verified against sources in the last 12 months; 2 of 2 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

### Is there a live surf cam in Ashdod?

Yes: Hakshatot (Lazuz) (Hakshatot) on GoSurf Israel (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

### Is there a surf pool (wave pool) near Ashdod?

Yes: SRF Park TLV in Tel Aviv (31 km away, Wavegarden Cove, https://www.srfparktlv.co.il/en/). A wave pool works when the sea is flat and is a good place to learn or train; check its website for sessions and seasons.