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Porto Carras

Sailing spot · Greece

Is it worth the trip?

3Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: not enough of the right wind, 4 kn gusting 12, side-shore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 2 knF1
Gusts
4kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
14°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 5 knF2
Gusts
14kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 2 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
14°C

Mon 9 · 15 out of 100

Wind
S 4 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
16°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 1 knF0
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 50, poor
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 922, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best in May3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Porto Carras
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF215kncross-offchop19°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the south, 2 knotsF14knsideflat17°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF320knoffnot safeflat14°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF214knoffnot safeflat13°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF110knoffnot safeflat13°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF19knoffnot safeflat14°C
Mon 9Nov22, poorwind from the south, 4 knotsF212knsideflat16°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 1 knotF04knoffnot safeflat15°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knotsF210knoffnot safeflat15°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 May

Good sailing 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. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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 and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Porto Carras

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 2 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually May, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, September and November, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sykia.

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$1,130–US$2,180 each

about US$1,130–US$2,180 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SKG, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$570–US$1,180
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$121–US$208
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$349
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,180

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: Sykia

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Closest

Sykia

about 25 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$81/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Sykia · Booking.com

About Sykia its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$81 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 20m

About 20h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SKG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 50m by road

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