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Mastichari, Greece

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About Mastichari

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

Water about 23°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 120). The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, July and September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mastichari. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KGS, changing at Munich Airport (MUC). About 10 flights a week that month.

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

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Mastichari on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct013knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct016knsideflat
Tue 20Oct018knsidechop
Wed 21Oct014knsideflat
Thu 22Oct09knsideflat
Fri 23Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct012knsideflat
Sun 25Oct04knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct013kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct014knoffnot safeflat

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 KGS, changing at MUC, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to KGS, changing at MUC, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £900–£1,760 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 £530–£1,100
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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