Ashkelon Shimshon Surf Break

Ashkelon Shimshon Surf Guide

Lat Long: 31.67° N 34.54° E

Issued: 2 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ashkelon Shimshon sea temperature is
26.0° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Ashkelon Shimshon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Ashkelon Shimshon break guide

Ashkelon Shimshon Surf Guide

Ashkelon Shimshon in Tel Aviv and South is a fairly exposed sandbar break that does not work very often. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Surfable in an onshore breeze Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Ashkelon Shimshon Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar2inconsistent
26.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ashkelon Shimshon:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ashkelon Shimshon occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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Interactive Ashkelon Shimshon surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ashkelon Shimshon is Teyman (Beer-sheba) Airport (BEV) in Israel, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ashkelon Shimshon is Ben Gurion (Tel-aviv) Airport (TLV), also in Israel, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Ashkelon Shimshon Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 16:58 Local Time
SatSun
6PM9PM0AM3AM
Wave (m)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period (s) 7 7 7 7
Wind (km/h)
20
15
15
10
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on

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    Tides at Ashkelon Shimshon

    Current tide and informaton
    For Ashkelon, 2 km from Ashkelon Shimshon.
    Next High Water: 03:50am | 0.27m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 09:23pm | 0.09m
    IS AT (local time)

    Ashkelon Shimshon Sea Temperature

    Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (26.0 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Ashkelon Shimshon won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

    Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.
    Current Temp*: 26.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at Ashkelon Shimshon

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    Wind History at Ashkelon Shimshon

    Wind stats for Ashkelon Shimshon, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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