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شاطي بالقمل

Al Butnan · Libya

IntermediateBeach break32.117, 23.871

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شاطي بالقمل is a NE-facing sand beach on the Libya shoreline, opening onto the Sea of Crete — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.4°C (79.5°F) on average

Jan

18.1°C

64.6°F · 16.8–20.4°C

Feb

17°C

62.6°F · 15.9–18.5°C

Mar

16.9°C

62.4°F · 15.7–18.7°C

Apr

17.5°C

63.5°F · 16.5–19.2°C

May

19.8°C

67.6°F · 18–22°C

Jun

23°C

73.4°F · 20.3–25.4°C

Jul

25.3°C

77.5°F · 23.8–26.5°C

Aug

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.4–27.8°C

Sep

26.4°C

79.5°F · 24.8–28.5°C

Oct

24.6°C

76.3°F · 22.4–25.9°C

Nov

22.4°C

72.3°F · 19.7–24.3°C

Dec

20.1°C

68.2°F · 18.6–21.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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