Kitesurf spot, Greece
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Nafpaktos, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 45 km.
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About Kitesurf spot
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 23°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Nafpaktos, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 45 km.
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From Chicago: about 19 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → ATH · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Kitesurf spot.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Nafpaktos, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 45 km.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Sun 25: 13 kn gusting 34, side-onshore.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 9kn | cross-off | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 8kn | cross-off | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 16, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 34kn | side-on | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 15kn | cross-off | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot | 9kn | cross-off | – |
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).
- Jan0of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to ATH, then 3h 35 by road. About 19h 10 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to ATH, then 3h 35 by road. About 19h 10 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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