Naxos Plaka
Kitesurf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 17 kn gusting 31, onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 19 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 20 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°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 382, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
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-south-east, 4 knots | 8kn | side | flat | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 10 knots | 18kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 26kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 11kn | side | chop | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 13 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 19 knots | 34kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots | 34kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 14 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | chop | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 10kn | on | flat | 19°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
No month stands out
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
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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
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Photos of Naxos Plaka
More kitesurf near here
2 places
- Mikri Vigla 2.2 km away
- Naxos Agios Prokopios 2.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Naxos Plaka
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 89). The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Naxos. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JMK, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$590–US$1,220 |
| 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$1,150–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: Naxos
11 min by car · 248 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Naxos 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 05m
About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JMK, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h by road
Flights ORD → JMK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.