Djerba ,Tunisia » kitesurf info - at a glance

Everyone can have a great time kiting in Djerba. With a long, wide beach stretching away down wind, there is plenty of space to safely learn kitesurfing. We make good use of this area, as the first of your skills are learnt on land. It doesn’t take long though, before you’re in the turquoise kiting zone in front of the hotel.
Depending on the tide it will be shallow up to 20 to 50m out, with a sandy bottom. The water is a perfect turquoise, and if you’re lucky you’ll even be joined by dolphins. For your safety, the boat is always ready.

The Skyriders center is to the left of the completely renovated and very impressive Radisson Hotel SAS Resort & Spa. The Mövenpick Hotel is also only three minutes further down the beach. The hotels are particularly suited to family kiting holidays as both have excellent kids clubs.
The centre has been generously designed with a lot of space, including changing rooms and hot showers.
During the summer Djerba is particularly safe for kitesurfers as the wind tends to be less strong.
The temperatures are usually around 20 to 25 C (March/April) / 25 – 30 degree (Oct./Nov), and as such perfectly comfortable. In spring a wetsuit is recommended, though you’ll only need a Shorty in autumn.
Most of the time it’s constant cross-on from the right, but if the wind should swing onshore or the swell and shore break get too big we have an alternative teaching area in the next lagoon we can use for beginner lessons. If there isn’t enough wind we can even continue lessons on a mountain board on the large beach.
In winter the winds tend to pick up a notch, with 12 – 25 knots from the northeast regularly hitting the shore. A small groundswell then makes the spot appealing to more advanced sailors. The temperatures in spring and autumn are perfectly comfortable around 22 –23 degree, and with a full wetsuit, winter isn’t out of the question either. If it does get a bit chilly for you, and your staying in the Mövenpick or Radisson you can take full advantage of the Spa area to warm up.

At a glance Djerba
• Open | March 1st - November 8th, daily from 09:30 a.m. to 17:30 p.m.
• Kitesurfing instruction | year-round
• Spot | flat water/swell, small shallow area
• Best winds | November till May
• Wind direction | side on shore from rigth in summer, side off shore from left during winter month
• Climate | warm mediterranean Climate