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alykes, Greece

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Patras, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 19 km.

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About alykes

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (209°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (29°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Patras, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 19 km.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GPA, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).

    See flights ORD → GPA · Skyscanner from about £505 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to alykes.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Patras, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GPA (GPA), 19 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at alykes, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east, 4 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct1, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots20°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small1 ft4 s3kJwind from the west, 1 knot17°C
Mon 26Oct3, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots18°C
Tue 27Oct6, too small1 ft5 s5kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore21°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to GPA, changing at ZRH, then 40 min by road. About 19h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to GPA, changing at ZRH, then 40 min by road. About 19h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £790–£1,570 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,055
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£55
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£790–£1,570

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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