KAUST South Beach
Makkah · Saudi Arabia
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KAUST South Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Saudi Arabia shoreline, opening onto the Red Sea — it catches SW–N swell, and offshore E–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at KAUST South Beach
Updated 06:14 spot time
KAUST South Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.4 m–0.6 m waist to chest high, 0.4 m WNW swell at 5.05 s. Wind up to 25 km/h WSW. Water 33°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (2.5/5) with 25 km/h WSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~30.6°C (87.1°F) on average
Jan
26°C
78.8°F · 23.7–27.5°C
Feb
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.8–26.7°C
Mar
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.1–27.3°C
Apr
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25.5–28.3°C
May
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.1–30°C
Jun
29.3°C
84.7°F · 27.6–30.6°C
Jul
30.4°C
86.7°F · 29.5–32.5°C
Aug
31.3°C
88.3°F · 29.9–32.7°C
Sep
30.9°C
87.6°F · 29.5–32.7°C
Oct
30.6°C
87.1°F · 27.9–32.3°C
Nov
29.3°C
84.7°F · 27.1–30.9°C
Dec
27.5°C
81.5°F · 25.9–29.2°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
SW–N
Best wind
E–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
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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