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Great Palouki
Surf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 2 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 265kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- ENE 1 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft2 smushy
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- W 1 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 124, too small
- Mon 212, too small
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 531, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 715, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 937, too small
- Tue 1045, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–7 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 24, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 265kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | under 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft2 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the west, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 45, fair | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the west, 4 knots | 20°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 NovHigh 06:57 +0.0 mLow 15:09 −0.0 mHigh 22:22 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:31 +0.0 mHigh 09:14 +0.0 mLow 16:30 −0.0 mHigh 23:12 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:15 −0.0 mHigh 10:41 +0.1 mLow 17:21 −0.0 mHigh 23:44 +0.0 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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 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
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Great Palouki
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (240°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (60°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Amaliada, 6.5 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 21°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$1,220–US$2,320 each
about US$1,220–US$2,320 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 ZTH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$569–US$1,190 |
| 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$1,220–US$2,320 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Amaliada
11 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Amaliada 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 35m
About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ZTH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h by road
Flights ORD → ZTH on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
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