Back to results

Windsurf City, Cyprus

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Esentepe, 50 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 2 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Windsurf City is worth the trip.

About Windsurf City

Known for 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 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for 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 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Esentepe, 50 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 2 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LCA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 11 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → LCA · Skyscanner from about £560 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Windsurf City.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Esentepe, 50 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 2 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Windsurf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Windsurf City
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0, poorwind from the south-west, 4 knots11kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the north-west, 4 knots10knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots10knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots15knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots16knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots15kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots15kncross-offflat
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 0 knots12knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots11knside-onflat
Tue 27Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots11knoffnot 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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 LCA, changing at FRA, then 20 min by road. About 20h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LCA, changing at FRA, then 20 min by road. About 20h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £765–£1,540 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 £560–£1,160
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Food £155–£290

Book the trip

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.