Plakias beach, Greece

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Atsipopoulo, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 44 km.

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About Plakias beach

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Atsipopoulo, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 44 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CHQ, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Plakias beach.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Atsipopoulo, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 44 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 Plakias beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft5 shollow	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 shollow	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 shollow	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	43, fair	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°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 CHQ, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 20h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Plakias beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CHQ, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 20h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,670 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 CHQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£525–£1,095
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£850–£1,670

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

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