Chebba Marine Weather - Waves, Wind & Gusts

Chebba is a maritime town in the Mahdia governorate, halfway between Mahdia and Sfax on Tunisia's east coast. Its fishing port, one of the busiest in the Sahel region, is home to a coastal fleet of small-scale boats, gillnetters, longliners and sardine boats, alongside a few offshore units. Fishing is the town's economic heart, and the port's rhythm follows the sea conditions displayed on this page.

The town sits at the foot of Ras Kaboudia (the ancient Caput Vada), the easternmost point of the Tunisian coast and the northern gateway to the Gulf of Gabès. Around the cape, waters stay shallow well offshore: in strong winds the sea quickly builds a short, breaking chop that is harder on small boats than a regular open-sea swell.

Wind is the key figure at Chebba. If you are looking for an alternative to Windfinder for Chebba wind forecasts, this page shows real-time wind speed in km/h and knots, direction and gusts, with hour-by-hour trends over 48 hours and a full 7-day outlook.

In summer, the north-easterly thermal sea breeze usually picks up around midday and drops at dusk, delivering a steady 10 to 20 knots appreciated by windsurfers and kitesurfers. In spring and autumn, north-easterly blows (the grigale) dominate, and Ras Kaboudia takes them head-on. The sirocco (chehili), a hot dry southerly wind, can blow a few days a year in summer and turn a smooth sea into a choppy one within hours.

From May to September the sea is mostly calm to slight, with waves under one metre: the safest window for coastal fishing, boating and water sports. June and September offer the best balance of warmth, moderate wind and fewer crowds.

From November to March, Mediterranean depressions bring spells of strong wind and 1.5 to 3 metre seas around the cape. Trips are then planned in the calm windows between systems, keeping an eye on the navigability index above and the forecast gusts.