Sea · Region of Crete · Greece
Herkaleio Kite Beach
Best for kiting from July to August, with 65 to 66 % kite days. Water 27 to 28 °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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 23 % Possibleabout 7 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 77 %
- Kiteable 23 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- Best hours
- 12:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 24 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 5 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 37 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 16 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 15 | 12 to 15 | 12 to 15 | 10 to 16 | 11 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 13 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 12 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | 3/2 | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorty | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (41 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (20 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Herkaleio Kite Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 1 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 Herkaleio Kite Beach
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
- August8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
- December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 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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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
under 1 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: 1 in 10
about 2.1 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 34 %
- Kiteable 66 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 34 %, kiteable on 66 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from NW (315°).
Kitesurfing at Herkaleio Kite Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Herkaleio Kite Beach?
The best months are July to August: from 2017 to 2025, 65 to 66 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Herkaleio Kite Beach windy in October?
Sometimes. 23 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 7 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Herkaleio Kite Beach?
The water ranges from 17 °C in January to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Herkaleio Kite Beach get in a year?
About 147 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
- Region of Crete
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), 7 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 35.3380, 25.0995
- 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 Region of Crete
Kite days in October, % of days
- Amoudara
Greece · same kite days as Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
23 %Kite days by month at Amoudara: Jan 37 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 26 % - Timbaki
Greece · 20 points fewer kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
3 %Kite days by month at Timbaki: Jan 10 %, Feb 7 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 7 %, May 12 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 3 %, Dec 7 % - Selles
Greece · 20 points more kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
43 %Kite days by month at Selles: Jan 44 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 37 % - Plaka
Greece · 4 points more kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
27 %Kite days by month at Plaka: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 34 %, May 28 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 % - Kalo Chorio
Greece · 2 points more kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
25 %Kite days by month at Kalo Chorio: Jan 38 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 31 %, May 24 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 31 % - Gra Lygia
Greece · 5 points fewer kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
18 %Kite days by month at Gra Lygia: Jan 44 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 21 %, May 10 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 30 % - Plakias
Greece · 10 points more kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
33 %Kite days by month at Plakias: Jan 46 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 31 %, May 19 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 33 % - Georgioupoli
Greece · 15 points fewer kite days than Herkaleio Kite Beach in October
8 %Kite days by month at Georgioupoli: Jan 25 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 23 %, May 17 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 17 %
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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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 23 % of days at Herkaleio Kite Beach 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/herkaleio-kite-beach
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