Peristeras, Greece

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karteros, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: JSH (JSH), 39 km.

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About Peristeras

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

The spot faces S (182°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (2°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karteros, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: JSH (JSH), 39 km.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HER, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 27 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Peristeras.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karteros, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: JSH (JSH), 39 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Peristeras, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	22°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HER, changing at FRA, then 1h 25 by road. About 20h 45 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: under 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HER, changing at FRA, then 1h 25 by road. About 20h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,675 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 HER, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£530–£1,100
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		£855–£1,675

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

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