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FlaminGokite, Greece

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Potos, is 101 km away. Nearest airport: CKZ (CKZ), 92 km.

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About FlaminGokite

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.6 km out (1 in 556). The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, August and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in April, May and June, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Potos, is 101 km away. Nearest airport: CKZ (CKZ), 92 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CKZ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to FlaminGokite.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Potos, is 101 km away. Nearest airport: CKZ (CKZ), 92 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

FlaminGokite on Google Maps · Directions

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 15 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: flat.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct06kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct06kncross-offflat
Tue 20Oct03knsideflat
Wed 21Oct08knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct05knsideflat
Fri 23Oct011knsideflat
Sat 24Oct010knsideflat
Sun 25Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct010knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct7029knside-onflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CKZ, changing at IST, then 1h 55 by road. About 21h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 3, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CKZ, changing at IST, then 1h 55 by road. About 21h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £775–£1,540 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £515–£1,070
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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