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Wing foil at Safaga (Red Sea): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Red Sea, Egypt

Safaga is busiest between February and April: wing foil sessions usually start between 10:00 and 13:00. Wing foil makes up 41% of the sessions at Safaga.

Sessions, 12 months
282
Riders, 12 months
50
Sessions, 30 days
39
Record, 12 months
29.3 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Tuan Lam29.3 kn 54.2 km/h
2Felix Neuling27.2 kn 50.4 km/h
3Maik Stoltefaut25.8 kn 47.8 km/h
4Timo Röpcke25.3 kn 46.8 km/h
5Lukas hoellwerth25.1 kn 46.4 km/h
6Pete George24.4 kn 45.2 km/h
7Józio Krasowski24.3 kn 45.0 km/h
8Jan von Domarus23.4 kn 43.4 km/h
9Eyou23.0 kn 42.6 km/h
10Sebo.wing22.1 kn 40.9 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan16
  • Feb32
  • Mar46
  • Apr64
  • May23
  • Jun6
  • Jul12
  • Aug9
  • Sep24
  • Oct33
  • Nov17
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 13:00. Local start time.

  • 8:003
  • 9:0029
  • 10:0052
  • 11:0062
  • 12:0049
  • 13:0027
  • 14:0028
  • 15:0024
  • 16:007
  • 17:000
  • 18:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N235
  • NW33
  • NE6
  • W3
  • SE2
  • SW2
  • E1
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Questions

When is the best time for Wing foil at Safaga?

Wing foil sessions at Safaga are mostly between February and April. The busiest month is April, with 64 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Wing foil at Safaga better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 13:00, local time. 52% start before noon and 48% from noon on.

How popular is Wing foil at Safaga?

282 wing foil sessions by 50 riders in the last 12 months. That is 41% of all sessions at Safaga.

What is the Wing foil speed record at Safaga?

29.3 knots (54.2 km/h), Wing foil, on April 10, 2026. It is the fastest session at Safaga on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Safaga?

Tuan Lam, with 29.3 knots on April 10, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.