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Main beach at Chora Andros, Andros Island, Cyclades, Greece
Andros. Photo: GKantaris, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Andros

Kitesurf spot · Greece

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 9 kn
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 17 kn
Gusts
22kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
20°C

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
NNW 18 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
NNE 19 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
16°C

Fri 6 · 40 out of 100

Wind
N 21 kn
Gusts
30kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 71 out of 100

Wind
N 18 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
N 18 kn
Gusts
27kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 499, good
  5. Thu 599, good
  6. Fri 660, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 897, good
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Jul–Aug4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Andros
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots10kncross-offflat17°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots15knoffnot safeflat18°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 17 knots22knoffnot safechop20°C
Wed 4Nov99, goodwind from the north-north-west, 18 knots24knsidechop17°C
Thu 5Nov99, goodwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots25knside-on0.8 mwaves16°C
Fri 6Nov60, goodwind from the north, 21 knots30knside-on0.9 mwaves14°C
Sat 7Nov82, goodwind from the north, 18 knots25knside-on0.9 mwaves15°C
Sun 8Nov97, goodwind from the north, 18 knots27knside-onchop13°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north, 6 knots15knside-onflat15°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south, 2 knots11kncross-offflat17°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 00:35 +0.0 mHigh 06:11 +0.1 mLow 14:15 −0.1 mHigh 22:42 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:15 +0.0 mHigh 07:12 +0.0 mLow 15:58 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 00:17 +0.1 mLow 06:09 +0.0 mHigh 10:28 +0.0 mLow 17:32 −0.0 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jul–Aug

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Andros

Παραλία Παραπόρτι
Near Andros. Photo: Evatsamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Andros

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).

Water about 19°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 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually July and August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Andros. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,220 each

about US$1,150–US$2,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to JMK, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$590–US$1,220
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$121–US$208
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,220

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Andros

Closest

Andros

1 min by car · 44 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 44 places to stay in Andros · Booking.com

About Andros its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 20m

About 20h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → JMK, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.