Difficulty 5
Break frequency 1
36 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
Sandy Beach is located in Chekka, 50 km north of Beirut. The wave breaks right off the pier and can give decent waves a few times a year. Head past the tunnel at Chekka, then find a sign to Sandy Beach. Paddle out left side of the Pier. Needs a decent WSW swell to be whipped up by storms in the Med to get in there.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
October - December
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Standard
Access
Standard Paddle
Hazards
Rips, Man Made Objects (piers, navigation markers etc)
5 Day Forecast
5 day forecast not available.
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- 4/3 steamer
- 3/2 steamer
- Spring suit
- Spring suit
w
0M / F5
nw
0M / F4
nw
0M / F4
nw
0M / F4
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