Makris Gialos, Greece

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ithaca, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EFL (EFL), 4 km.

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About Makris Gialos

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

The spot faces SW (217°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (37°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 51). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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: Ithaca, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EFL (EFL), 4 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EFL, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Makris Gialos.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ithaca, 31 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EFL (EFL), 4 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Makris Gialos, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 26Oct	52, good	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	57, good	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to EFL, changing at ZRH, then 25 min by road. About 19h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Makris Gialos
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Makris Gialos
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Makris Gialos
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Makris Gialos
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to EFL, changing at ZRH, then 25 min by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £775–£1,535 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
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to EFL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£505–£1,050
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£775–£1,535

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

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