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Kea, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kea

Windsurf spot · Greece

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: 20 kn gusting 26, side-shore, Water: waves 1.5 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
SSW 20 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
20°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
19°C

Thu 5 · 50 out of 100

Wind
NNE 18 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
17°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 21 kn
Gusts
30kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.8 mwaves
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
NNE 22 kn
Gusts
32kn
Shore
side
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
16°C

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
NNE 16 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 550, fair
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1199, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Jul–Aug, Nov3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kea
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov50, fairwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots18knsidechop19°C
Tue 3Nov100, goodwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots26knside1.5 mwaves20°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10knoffnot safechop19°C
Thu 5Nov50, fairwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots25knside1.3 mwaves17°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots30kncross-off1.8 mwaves15°C
Sat 7Nov86, goodwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots32knside1.6 mwaves16°C
Sun 8Nov90, goodwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots24knside0.9 mwaves15°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot5knsideflat17°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots9knonflat17°C
Wed 11Nov99, goodwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots18knsidechop17°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 Jul–Aug, Nov

Good windsurf 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. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kea

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 20°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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August and November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kea.

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$2,210 each

about US$1,150–US$2,210 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 ATH, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$584–US$1,210
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$1,150–US$2,210

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: Kea

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Closest

Kea

about 5 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$81/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Kea · Booking.com

About Kea 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 05m

About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ATH, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 10m by road

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