North Lebanon Coast

The northern Lebanese coast from Tripoli to the Syrian border includes a range of coastal characters: the busy port city of Tripoli, the Enfeh salt flats, the rocky headlands around Chekka, and the fishing village of Batroun behind its Phoenician sea wall. Eastern Mediterranean microtidal regime: spring range 0.3 to 0.5 m, almost entirely wind-influenced. The sea here is warm from June to October, clear on sheltered days, and drops to around 17°C in February — cold enough to be noticed. Batroun's ancient wall, built from local limestone to enclose a fishing harbour, is one of the oldest man-made coastal structures still in use in the world; the harbour remains active for small fishing boats and water taxis. Chekka Bay north of Batroun is flanked by cement factory infrastructure — an industrial coast, but with accessible rocky platforms and diving on the outer headlands. Lebanese coastal waters were once known for their fish stocks; decades of illegal dynamite fishing and coastal development have reduced populations significantly, but recovery is ongoing in protected areas. Open-Meteo Marine gridded model, accuracy class ±45 min / ±0.2–0.3 m.