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About this spot
Souk el Guebli is the big shallow lagoon on the south-east of Djerba, behind the El Kantara causeway that links the island to the mainland. Operators describe around 40 km² of flat, protected water held back by a spit of land, so you cannot be blown out into the open sea — which is why every school on the island teaches here rather than on the exposed coast. The bottom is sand, firm and hard-packed in places, and the water is standable nearly everywhere: about 1.3–1.5 m at its deepest.
In summer the wind is the thermal from the east and north-east, onshore to side-shore, arriving around midday and building to 4–5 Bft; in winter it comes from the north-west and west, running side-shore along the hard-sand beach, which is the angle the lagoon is shaped for. Reports disagree about which direction is 'the' one and commonly quote 12–20 kn, so read the day's forecast rather than the season's reputation. May to September is the reliable window, March to November the wider season, and the water is at its flattest on the midday thermal.
The lagoon is not a deserted place: four schools work the sand, rescue boats go out with lessons and downwind trips, and the water is zoned by who teaches where. Independent riders are on their own in the middle — the school you rig next to is your plan B — so introduce yourself, ask which side of the lagoon is clear today, and only work the causeway end if you know what the current is doing there.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 11–30 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- flat
- Depth
- Standable almost everywhere — reported at only 1.3–1.5 m at its deepest, over sand that turns hard and packed near the waterline.
- Seabed
- sand
- Skill
- beginner, intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Beginner friendly
- Wind range
- 11 kn – 30 kn
Access & parking
Plage Soug El Guebli at Aghir, on the south side of Djerba beside the El Kantara causeway. About 32 km and roughly 40 minutes by road from Djerba–Zarzis airport (DJE), with a short walk at the end; hotels on the Aghir and Midoun strip sit about 20 minutes from the water.
Parking: School and camp car parks sit on the beach itself, with self-launch areas reported alongside them. Space is unmarked and fills through July and August.
Amenities
- Four schools on the sand — Kite Aventure (IKO), DjerbaKite, Kite Club Djerba (IKO/VDWS) and Kitesurf Les Dauphins — with rental, lessons and rescue boats that go out with the lessons and downwind trips.
- Toilets, showers and changing rooms at the school huts; SUP, kayak, yoga and boat trips cover the windless days.
Needs local verification: Compiled in October 2026 from the KiteInsider spot records for Souk el Guebli (El Kantara) and Smile Beach (Sidi Smaël), the operator FAQ for the El Kantara lagoon, the Zarziskite school spot page and OpenStreetMap geocodes; the reported 2025 beach-use fee, the teaching-zone boundaries, the reef line at Hassi Jerbi and every launch point must be confirmed on site, and the water temperatures are published monthly averages for the Djerba–Zarzis coast rather than lagoon readings.
Local hazards
- Local fishing boats work the lagoon and hold the lateral edges, so the middle is the clean line.
- Fishing nets are reported in the water — ask on the beach which side to ride before you rig.
- The bottom is hard and shallow, so impact risk on jumps is real; this is not the place to send a big kite.
- Current runs stronger near the Roman causeway (Roemerdam) end — keep clear of it.
- Seaweed builds up in bad periods, thick enough that a dropped kite will not relaunch.
- A beach-use fee of 5 (currency unstated) was reported in 2025 and charged even to people who were not kiting.
- No rescue covers an independent rider out in the middle of the lagoon — the school you rig next to is the whole plan.