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Netanya surf guide

Clifftop city on the Sharon coast with sand-and-rock beach breaks below the cliffs, from Poleg in the south to Sironit and Kontiki in the centre; best on winter swells.

Location

Central District, Israel (32.3286, 34.8566)

Best season

Oct – Apr: October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Water temperature

18–30°C (boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))

Waves

Beach break

Suits

Beginner, Intermediate surfers

Live surf cams in Netanya

• Poleg (Surf Academy) (Poleg): WaveHub, free

Surf pools near Netanya

• SRF Park TLV, Tel Aviv: 32 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.

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Surf spots in Netanya

• Poleg: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces W (offshore wind from the E), best at low tide, rising. Fairly consistent beach break over sand and rock below the cliffs at the south end of Netanya; works from under 1 m, hollow on good days. Best around low tide on the rise. (32.2734, 34.8334)
• Sironit: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE). Three beaches, each with a breakwater: the north one (Kontiki) gets the best winter swell, the middle one is Ambatia, the south is weaker. Sand and rock; crowded at weekends. (32.3247, 34.8497)

Where to stay in Netanya

28 places to stay within 10 km: 25 hotel, 1 apartment, 1 guest house, 1 resort. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Netanya?

The best surf season in Netanya 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 Netanya?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Netanya's best spot were good or better most often in January (19% of days, 2% great), February (13% of days, 4% great) and December (11% of days, 1% 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 Netanya?

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

Is Netanya good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Netanya suits beginner and intermediate surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Poleg and Sironit.

What are the surf spots in Netanya?

Netanya has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Poleg (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces W (offshore wind from the E), best at low tide, rising); Sironit (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)).

Where should surfers stay in Netanya?

Swell Cabin lists 28 places to stay within 10 km of Netanya, 1 guesthouses and homestays. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the surf forecast for Netanya this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Netanya and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/netanya: 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 Netanya?

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 Netanya 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 Netanya surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Netanya is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 49 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 65 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 76% 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 Netanya?

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 Netanya?

Yes: Poleg (Surf Academy) (Poleg) on WaveHub (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

Is there a surf pool (wave pool) near Netanya?

Yes: SRF Park TLV in Tel Aviv (32 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.

Nearby surf towns

• Mikhmoret, Israel (best Oct – Apr)
• Herzliya, Israel (best Oct – Apr)
• Tel Aviv, Israel (best Oct – Apr)
• Haifa, Israel (best Oct – Apr)
• Ashdod, Israel (best Oct – Apr)
• Nahariya, Israel (best Oct – Apr)

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