Kappari, Cyprus

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km.

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About Kappari

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 48). The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level 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 bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 21 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LCA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 11 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Kappari.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LCA (LCA), 42 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 12 kn gusting 25, onshore. Water: flat.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kappari
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 10 knots	18kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	11kn	cross-off	flat
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	11kn	cross-off	flat
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	14kn	cross-off	flat
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	14kn	cross-off	chop
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	23kn	on	chop
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	25kn	on	flat
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14kn	cross-off	flat
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	13kn	side	flat
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	11kn	side	flat

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

Jan1of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar1of 7
Apr1of 7
May1of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug0of 7
Sep0of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
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 kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to LCA, changing at FRA, then 1h 05 by road. About 21h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Water: flat.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 23, onshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Kappari
12 kn gusting 25, onshore. Water: flat.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to LCA, changing at FRA, then 1h 05 by road. About 21h door to door

Rough cost

About £820–£1,630 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
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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