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Al Gal

Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Tel-Aviv District, Israel

Al Gal 2 photos

  • 121509 bat yam - beach PikiWiki Israel

    121509 bat yam - beach PikiWiki Israel. ישראל פרקר, CC BY 2.5. Source

  • 121508 bat yam - beach PikiWiki Israel

    121508 bat yam - beach PikiWiki Israel. ישראל פרקר, CC BY 2.5. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
Now
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
9.3ExcellentNow53
9.4Excellent8 am53
9.8Excellent9 am43
9.9Excellent10 am21
9.9Excellent11 am64
9.9Excellent12 pm106
9.8Excellent1 pm127
9.2Excellent2 pm138
8.7Excellent3 pm1912
8.1Great4 pm2616
8.1Great5 pm2918
Sat
7.4Great7 am85
7.5Great8 am85
7.6Great9 am85
8.3Great10 am85
8.2Great11 am53
8.6Excellent12 pm95
8.8Excellent1 pm127
9.2Excellent2 pm1510
8.1Great3 pm2012
7.8Great4 pm2314
7.8Great5 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.1 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 mHigh 9 am, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Al Gal

From Wikipedia

Al Gal is a beach area located on the west coast of Israel near the city of Bat Yam. It is an exposed beach break and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, specially during the months of summer when most of the surf comes in the form of wind waves.

Al Gal is regarded to be one of the best surf spots in the Middle East.

Source: Al Gal on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 50 m170 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Drinking water190 m630 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground120 m380 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
40 m120 ftדרך בן גוריון/מקס נורדאו
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miבת ים (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miנמל התעופה בן-גוריון (TLV)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 23%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 53%