Crete Sitia
Kitesurf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 16 kn gusting 33, side-shore, Water: waves 1 m
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 424, poor
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 90, poor
- 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 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jul5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 8 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 24, poor | wind from the north-west, 13 knots | 26kn | side | chop | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | wind from the north-west, 13 knots | 27kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 31kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 29kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots | 33kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 25kn | side | chop | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°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
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 in Jul
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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 and its town
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More kitesurf near here
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- Crete Palekastro 13.7 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Crete Sitia
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 21°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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7; in March, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sitia.
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$1,160–US$2,240 each
about US$1,160–US$2,240 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$596–US$1,240 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$121–US$208 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,240 |
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: Sitia
1 min by car · 42 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Sitia 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 21h
About 21h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 45m by road
Flights ORD → HER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.