Skiathos-Vasilias
Surf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NE 14 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- N 18 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 12, too small
- Mon 22, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 69, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 87, too small
- Mon 91, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Skiathos-Vasilias does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north, 11 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north, 13 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the north, 18 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 16°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:54 −0.0 mHigh 07:00 +0.1 mLow 14:43 −0.1 mHigh 22:38 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:32 +0.0 mHigh 10:07 +0.0 mLow 16:47 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:22 +0.1 mLow 06:25 −0.0 mHigh 12:35 +0.0 mLow 18:18 −0.1 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Skiathos-Vasilias
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (142°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (322°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 90). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Skiathos, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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$1,130–US$2,160 each
about US$1,130–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 JSI, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$576–US$1,190 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| 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$1,130–US$2,160 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Skiathos
3 min by car · 210 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Skiathos 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 19h 05m
About 19h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JSI, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → JSI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.