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Mikri Vigla, Greece

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About Mikri Vigla

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 500 m out (1 in 51). The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Naxos. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Mikri Vigla.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Mikri Vigla on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 14 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct06knsideflat
Mon 19Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct010knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct08knsideflat
Sat 24Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct4118knonchop
Mon 26Oct09knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct07knsideflat

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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

    Direct flight ORD to ATH, then 3h 05 by road. About 18h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 5, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ATH, then 3h 05 by road. About 18h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,820 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. 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
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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