Plage Karen Khalifa
Sfax · Tunisia
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Plage Karen Khalifa is a NW-facing sand beach on the Tunisia shoreline, opening onto the Tyrrhenian Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Plage Karen Khalifa
Updated 04:43 spot time
Plage Karen Khalifa surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.2 m–0.3 m knee to waist high, 0.2 m ENE swell at 2.45 s. Wind up to 18 km/h ESE. Water 27°C. Best surf window around 22:00 — poor (1.5/5) with 16 km/h ESE 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: ~24.7°C (76.5°F) on average
Jan
14.9°C
58.8°F · 13–17.7°C
Feb
14.3°C
57.7°F · 12.7–15.7°C
Mar
15.5°C
59.9°F · 13.1–17.2°C
Apr
18°C
64.4°F · 15.4–20.3°C
May
21°C
69.8°F · 19–23.6°C
Jun
24.3°C
75.7°F · 20.2–27.3°C
Jul
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25.4–29.2°C
Aug
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.5–30.6°C
Sep
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.4–29.9°C
Oct
24.7°C
76.5°F · 21.8–26.2°C
Nov
20.9°C
69.6°F · 17.9–24.2°C
Dec
17.3°C
63.1°F · 14–20°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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