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Afiartis, Greece

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Pigadia, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AOK (AOK), 3 km.

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About Afiartis

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Pigadia, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AOK (AOK), 3 km.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AOK, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Afiartis.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Pigadia, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AOK (AOK), 3 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Afiartis on Google Maps · Directions

Windsurf spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct013knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct015knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct015knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct013knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct011knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct8010knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct4010knsideflat
Sun 25Oct8012knsideflat
Mon 26Oct5810knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct7212knonflat

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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 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. Dec1of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to AOK, changing at AMS, then 25 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 13, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Afiartis

    7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Afiartis

    7 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AOK, changing at AMS, then 25 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £740–£1,495 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 £535–£1,115
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Food £155–£290

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