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Paraporti

Surf spot · Greece

Is it worth the trip?

5Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: too small (1 ft swell at 5 s), 4 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
SSW 15 kn
Temp
20°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
NNW 11 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
12kJ
Wind
NNE 19 kn
Temp
16°C

Fri 6 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
N 22 kn
Temp
14°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
5kJ
Wind
NNE 22 kn
Temp
15°C

Sun 8 · 3 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
11kJ
Wind
N 14 kn
Temp
15°C

Mon 9 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NNW 5 kn
Temp
16°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 25, too small
  2. Tue 310, too small
  3. Wed 43, too small
  4. Thu 52, too small
  5. Fri 61, too small
  6. Sat 71, too small
  7. Sun 83, too small
  8. Mon 97, too small
  9. Tue 102, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–14 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

Paraporti does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Paraporti, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov5, too small1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 3Nov10, too small1 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 4Nov3, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov2, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots16°C
Fri 6Nov1, too small1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the north, 22 knots14°C
Sat 7Nov1, too small1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.)5kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots15°C
Sun 8Nov3, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the north, 14 knots15°C
Mon 9Nov7, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft4 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore18°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • 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
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:55 +0.1 mLow 07:03 −0.0 mHigh 12:36 +0.0 mLow 18:35 −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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Paraporti

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NE (53°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (233°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 74). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Andros, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$1,240–US$2,360 each

about US$1,240–US$2,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

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 LHR, 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
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,240–US$2,360

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

Andros

about 5 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 London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 1h 20m by road

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