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Makronissos
Windsurf spot · Cyprus
Is it worth the trip?
73Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 10 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 494, good
- Thu 5100, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 794, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
- Thu 120, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Jun–Aug5 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots | 13kn | cross-off | chop | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 94, good | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 13kn | side-on | chop | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 94, good | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 11kn | side | chop | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 11 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 16 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | 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
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:46 +0.1 mLow 12:16 −0.1 mHigh 18:57 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:41 −0.1 mHigh 06:51 +0.1 mLow 13:01 −0.1 mHigh 19:30 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 01:27 −0.1 mHigh 07:37 +0.1 mLow 13:36 −0.1 mHigh 19:59 +0.2 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.
Best time to go
best Jun–Aug
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
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Makronissos
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 23°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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in November, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ayia Napa. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 3 wind sports spots, 3 dive sites and 1 climbing area.
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$1,190–US$2,310 each
about US$1,190–US$2,310 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 3 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LCA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$630–US$1,310 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$121–US$208 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,310 |
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: Ayia Napa
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about 10 min by car · 137 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Ayia Napa 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 3 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h
About 21h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LCA, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 1h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.