For anything you may want to do, there are shops hiring out all the necessary equipment. For some of the more challenging and adventurous activities, such as kite surfing and windsurfing, lessons are also available. Beaches: Tel Aviv’s beaches make for a sparkling-clean and well-maintained urban seaside environment. It’s a short walk to the beach from Dizengoff Square, which is located in the middle of the city. There’s a lovely promenade running the length of the city’s main beach and most of the city’s beaches provide changing rooms and showers. At times, swimming in the sea here can be dangerous due to an unpredictable undertow. It’s good practice to pay attention to safety flags and the lifeguards, who are stationed at all of the area’s major beaches. Boating and sailing: if you’re interested in boating on a lovely lake, Yarkon Park is the place to go. At the northern end of the park, near Yehoshua Gardens, you can hire rowboats, pedal boats or small motorboats by the hour. Surfing: Israel boasts more than 100 miles of beaches along its Mediterranean coast, some having very decent surf breaks. This isn’t on the scale of Australia or Hawaii, but the surf is reliable and makes for a really good place to learn the sport. Bat Yam, which is located just a bit south of Tel Aviv, is one of the nicest and you’ll also find some breaks farther south, around Ashdod and Ashkelon. The waves along the coast average one metre and you’ll find that the wind is calm most mornings, making for long, perfect waves. The best surfing time is early morning, normally between 06:00 and 07:00. Kite surfing: is one of the hottest and most extreme water sports gaining popularity here. Surfers are strapped onto small surf boards, while holding onto kites. When a good wind comes up, kite surfers can fly several metres into the air. On Friday afternoons, the beach hosts a huge party with music and lots of people waiting to see the sun set over the Mediterranean. | 
