Kontiki (Herzelia) Surf Break

Kontiki (Herzelia) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 32.33° N 34.85° E

Issued: 2 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kontiki (Herzelia) sea temperature is
25.8° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Kontiki (Herzelia) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Kontiki (Herzelia) Surf Guide

Kontiki (Herzelia) in Tel Aviv and South is an exposed breakwater break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east southeast with some shelter here from north winds. Waves can be ok even in light onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The breakwater break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Kontiki (Herzelia) Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater2inconsistent
25.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kontiki (Herzelia):

The best conditions reported for surf at Kontiki (Herzelia) occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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Interactive Kontiki (Herzelia) 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 Kontiki (Herzelia) is Sde Dov (Tel-aviv) Airport (SDV) in Israel, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Kontiki (Herzelia) is Ben Gurion (Tel-aviv) Airport (TLV), also in Israel, 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Kontiki (Herzelia) Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 10:17 Local Time
Sunday 21
6AM9AM12PM3PM
Wave (m)
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period (s) 7 7 7 7
Wind (km/h)
5
10
15
20
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 on cross-
on

Tides at Kontiki (Herzelia)

Current tide and informaton
For Netanya, 0 km from Kontiki (Herzelia).
Next High Water: 03:40pm | 0.28m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 10:15pm | 0.11m
IS AT (local time)

Kontiki (Herzelia) Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.8 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Kontiki (Herzelia) 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*: 25.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Kontiki (Herzelia)

Surf stats for Kontiki (Herzelia), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Kontiki (Herzelia)

Wind stats for Kontiki (Herzelia), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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