Sea · Central Greece · Greece
Golden Beach, Euboea
Best for kiting from July to August, with 61 to 65 % kite days. Water 25 to 26 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 41 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 59 %
- Kiteable 41 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 3 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- Best hours
- 12:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
- Water
- 23 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 4 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 47 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 41 | 61 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Water°C at the surface | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 13 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 12 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | 3/2 | 4/3 | 4/3 |
- In January, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (45 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Golden Beach, Euboea averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Golden Beach, Euboea
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- August8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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- 0
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
4 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 3.8 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In August, the windiest month
- Too light 35 %
- Kiteable 65 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 35 %, kiteable on 65 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: all day, 10:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from N (0°).
Kitesurfing at Golden Beach, Euboea: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Golden Beach, Euboea?
The best months are July to August: from 2017 to 2025, 61 to 65 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Golden Beach, Euboea windy in October?
Yes, often. 41 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Golden Beach, Euboea?
The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 26 °C in August. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Golden Beach, Euboea get in a year?
About 159 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Central Greece
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 35 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 38.0397, 24.3192
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Central Greece
Kite days in October, % of days
- Kalamitsa
Greece · 2 points more kite days than Golden Beach, Euboea in October
43 %Kite days by month at Kalamitsa: Jan 55 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 35 %, May 29 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 49 % - Molos, Skyros
Greece · 3 points more kite days than Golden Beach, Euboea in October
44 %Kite days by month at Molos, Skyros: Jan 53 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 33 %, May 26 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 46 % - Agiokampos, Euboea
Greece · 34 points fewer kite days than Golden Beach, Euboea in October
7 %Kite days by month at Agiokampos, Euboea: Jan 15 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 12 %, May 7 %, Jun 7 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 10 % - Raches
Greece · 41 points fewer kite days than Golden Beach, Euboea in October
0 %Kite days by month at Raches: Jan 1 %, Feb 2 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 3 %, May 2 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 0 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 41 % of days at Golden Beach, Euboea met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/golden-beach-euboea
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