Crete Balos
Windsurf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 19 kn gusting 26, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Tue 3 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 25 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 48 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 29 kn
- Gusts
- 38kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 21 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 220, poor
- Tue 3100, good
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 696, good
- Sat 748, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1083, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 21 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 20, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 24kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 19 knots | 26kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 21kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 25 knots | 34kn | cross-off | 1.1 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 29 knots | 38kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 21 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | wind from the west, 18 knots | 24kn | on | chop | 20°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 windsurf 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
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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
the spot, its town, photos
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More windsurf near here
2 places
- Crete Falassarna 8.9 km away
- Crete Kissamos 11.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Crete Balos
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 21°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 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. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). 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 Kissamos.
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$2,230 each
about US$1,150–US$2,230 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 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 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,230 |
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: Kissamos
about 20 min by car · 70 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Kissamos 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 → CHQ, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → CHQ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.