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Sfinari
Surf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s, onshore wind, 15 kn (27 km/h)
Mon 2 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 92kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 117kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- ENE 19 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NE 25 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NE 26 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 17, too small
- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 320, poor
- Wed 417, poor
- Thu 511, too small
- Fri 66, too small
- Sat 71, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 912, too small
- Tue 1014, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Sfinari does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, poor | 4 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 92kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 17, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 117kJ | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the north-east, 25 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-east, 26 knots | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft4 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 19°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
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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sfinari
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (295°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (115°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Keramoti, 5.5 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 22°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$2,370 each
about US$1,240–US$2,370 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CHQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$590–US$1,230 |
| 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,370 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Keramoti its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Kissamos on Booking.com
21 min by car · 70 places to stay
- Beds in Afrata on Booking.com
44 min by car · 10 places to stay
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 30m
About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CHQ, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → CHQ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.