# Tel Aviv surf guide

Mediterranean city surfing right off the promenade, from Hazuk under the north cliffs to Hilton reef and Maravi by Jaffa, a big local surf culture, and SRF Park TLV, a Wavegarden surf lagoon in Park Darom.

- **Location:** Tel Aviv District, Israel (32.0853, 34.7818)
- **Best season:** Oct – Apr (October, November, December, January, February, March, April)
- **Water:** 17–29°C (boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))
- **Waves:** Beach break, Reef break, Wave pool
- **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/tel-aviv
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Tel Aviv):** https://swellcabin.com/town/tel-aviv?feed

## Live surf cams

- [Hilton Beach](https://beachcam.co.il/yamit.html) (Hilton): Beach Cam Israel, free
- [Hof Aviv](https://beachcam.co.il/dolfinarium.html) (Hof Aviv (Dolphinarium)): Beach Cam Israel, free
- [Hilton A (Yam Sailing)](https://www.wavehub.co.il/en/beaches/hilton-a) (Hilton): WaveHub, free
- [Hilton B (Surf Academy)](https://www.wavehub.co.il/en/beaches/hilton-b) (Topsy (Hilton B)): WaveHub, free
- [Ma'aravi (7EVEN)](https://www.wavehub.co.il/en/beaches/ma-aravi) (Hof Maravi): WaveHub, free
- [HaMaaravi (Hotel 7)](https://beachcam.co.il/hamaaravi.html) (Hof Maravi): Beach Cam Israel, free
- [Hilton (Beinatayim café)](https://gosurf.co.il/cameras/hilton) (Hilton): GoSurf Israel, free

## Surf pools nearby

- [SRF Park TLV](https://www.srfparktlv.co.il/en/), Tel Aviv: 5 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

- **Hilton**: Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE). Rocky reef in front of the Hilton hotel: lefts and rights on small days and a left wall on big days. Doesn't break often; winter is best. Don't duck-dive near the reef; ultra crowded at weekends. (32.0887, 34.7687)
- **Hof Aviv (Dolphinarium)**: Beach break, right-hander, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Sandbar right at the south end of the promenade near the old Dolphinarium, working from under 1 m. Watch for pollution. (32.0682, 34.7597)
- **Hof Maravi**: Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at all tides, rising. The last sandy beach before old Jaffa: sand-bottom peaks lining up beside the poles, often working on windswell. Fun to powerful; crowded when it is on and at weekends. Watch the buoys. (32.0581, 34.7555)
- **Gordon**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Sheltered, ledgey sand peaks by the south jetty of the Tel Aviv marina; needs a bigger winter swell (from about 1–1.5 m) and rarely breaks. Rocks; uncrowded when it works. (32.0832, 34.7676)
- **Topsy (Hilton B)**: Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides, rising. Old Sheraton beach just north of the Hilton and the marina: hollow, fast lefts and rights over uneven reef and sand on southwest swells. Ultra crowded at weekends. (32.0921, 34.7694)
- **Metzitzim**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Sand-bar peaks two beaches north of the Hilton; fairly consistent in winter and rarely crowded, but blown out by onshore wind. Lifeguards usually keep surfers out in the swimming season (April–October). (32.0942, 34.7706)
- **Hazuk**: Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides, rising. Sandy beach break with some rock at the foot of the cliffs in north Tel Aviv, fairly consistent; best on northwest swells with an east wind. Some localism; crowded at weekends. (32.1444, 34.7899)
- **SRF Park TLV**: Wave pool, all levels. Israel's first surf lagoon (Wavegarden Cove) in Park Darom: the Bay for beginners and juniors, the Reef for experts, with sessions every day. Book ahead on srfparktlv.co.il. (32.0416, 34.8079)

## FAQ

### When is the best time to surf in Tel Aviv?

The best surf season in Tel Aviv is Oct – Apr (October, November, December, January, February, March, April). The sea ranges from 17°C to 29°C over the year.

### Which months have the most good surf days in Tel Aviv?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Tel Aviv's best spot were good or better most often in December (60% of days, 6% great), January (55% of days, 3% great) and November (50% of days, 2% great), and least often in May (1%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Tel Aviv?

Water temperature in Tel Aviv is 17–29°C: boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

### Is Tel Aviv good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Tel Aviv suits beginner and intermediate surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Hilton, Hof Aviv (Dolphinarium), Hof Maravi, Gordon and Topsy (Hilton B).

### What are the surf spots in Tel Aviv?

Tel Aviv has 8 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Hilton (Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)); Hof Aviv (Dolphinarium) (Beach break, right-hander, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); Hof Maravi (Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at all tides, rising); Gordon (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); Topsy (Hilton B) (Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides, rising); Metzitzim (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); Hazuk (Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides, rising); SRF Park TLV (Wave pool, all levels).

### What is the surf forecast for Tel Aviv this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Tel Aviv and each of its 8 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/tel-aviv: 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 Tel Aviv?

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 Tel Aviv 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 Tel Aviv surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Tel Aviv is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 48 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 52 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 75% 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 Tel Aviv?

Trust in this page's data is medium (73/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 8 of 8 spots fully verified, 6 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 Tel Aviv?

Yes: Hilton Beach (Hilton) on Beach Cam Israel (free); Hof Aviv (Hof Aviv (Dolphinarium)) on Beach Cam Israel (free); Hilton A (Yam Sailing) (Hilton) on WaveHub (free); Hilton B (Surf Academy) (Topsy (Hilton B)) on WaveHub (free); Ma'aravi (7EVEN) (Hof Maravi) on WaveHub (free); HaMaaravi (Hotel 7) (Hof Maravi) on Beach Cam Israel (free); Hilton (Beinatayim café) (Hilton) on GoSurf Israel (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

### Is there a surf pool (wave pool) near Tel Aviv?

Yes: SRF Park TLV in Tel Aviv (5 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.