Surfers Beach in the Bat Galim neighborhood is considered a unique beach in Israel and among the best places in the world for windsurfing. The combination of the continental shelf with the same slope on the edge of the continent that extends below sea level at a moderate, shallow slope that creates high waves that break far from the shore and the acceleration of the wind as a result of the proximity of the Carmel head to the sea and the unusual physical direction of the beach in relation to the north, is a center of attraction for surfers from all over the country and the world.
The blue half of the green mountain
Rosh Carmel is the limestone ridge of Mount Carmel that continues underwater and is a rich infrastructure for rocky reefs. It can be said that it is the blue half, the underwater and the continuation of the Carmel ridge below the surface of the water. It begins by walking on the ridge from Stella Maris towards Bat Galim Mta and descends with a gentle slope until underwater and will be revealed to the eyes of the divers in the depths of the blue Carmel just like the height of Kiryat Technion, only as a mirror image underwater.
Surfing spots
"Kite Surf" windsurfers in Bat Galim have several different locations for surfing, each location has its own characteristics in terms of the structure and shape of the wave and the changing wind directions around the place during the day. Visitors along the boardwalk from Bat Galim to Shikmona beach will notice clusters of surfers at several points. One in the casino area, the second in the lawn and cable car area, the third in the church and the fourth in the Sea and Lakes Research Institute. You will recognize the wave surfers in the northern part of the beach and in the surfer community it is called Back door beach.
The innovative marine center
Visitors to the cable car and bridge area can already see the beginnings of the construction and establishment of the innovative marine center that began in 2021. The center plan is divided into 3 areas. Any water sports enthusiast and activist will be able to come and receive beach services free of charge. In addition, the center will have a diving club that will allow the beginner and advanced diver a window to the underwater world in the Bat Galim reserve and the surrounding diving sites. The center will offer advanced storage services for water sports equipment in personal storage rooms. A cafe with a panoramic view of Haifa Bay and a water sports equipment store are planned to operate there. I hope that we will get to see the opening of the place in the near future at the height of the season before the end of the summer.
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