Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 14 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 19 knF5
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 18 knF5
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 23 knF6
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 24 knF6
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 17 knF5
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 2100, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 895, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1042, poor
- Wed 1198, 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 20 °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 | 100, good | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 20kn | side-on | chop | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 19 knotsF5 | 28kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 14kn | side | chop | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 18 knotsF5 | 25kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 23 knotsF6 | 32kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 24 knotsF6 | 34kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-north-east, 17 knotsF5 | 25kn | cross-off | chop | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knotsF1 | 9kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 42, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 98, good | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | side | flat | 17°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.
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About
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About Merichas
Known for sailing, 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 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, 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. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kythnos. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ATH, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$584–US$1,210 |
| 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$1,150–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: Kythnos
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about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
About Kythnos 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 25m
About 20h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ATH, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 30m by road
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