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Rafina

Name: Rafina
Address: GRC

Best for kiting from July to October, with 52 to 71 % kite days. Water 23 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.

JJan48Good
FFeb47Good
MMar46Good
AApr43Good
MMay39Possible
JJun48Good
JJul65Prime
AAug71Prime
SSep58Good
OOct52Goodnow
NNov49Good
DDec44Good

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.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
52 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 48 %
Kiteable 52 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.2 h
Water
23 °C, 3/2
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain
4 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Rafina averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Rafina

Kite days% of days	48	47	46	43	39	48	65	71	58	52	49	44
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Good	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	6 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	5 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	5 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	3 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	7 of 9	7 of 9	7 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 18	14 to 17	14 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 18	12 to 18	11 to 19	10 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	15	17	18	23	26	26	25	23	20	18
Air°C, daily maximum	14	14	15	17	20	25	28	28	26	22	19	16
Rain days1 mm or more	10 of 31	10 of 28	7 of 31	5 of 30	4 of 31	2 of 30	1 of 31	1 of 31	2 of 30	4 of 31	8 of 30	10 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, Rafina averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Rafina averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (47 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Rafina averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Rafina averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Rafina averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Rafina averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Rafina averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Rafina averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Rafina averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (58 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Rafina averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Rafina averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Rafina averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). 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 Rafina

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 5.0 expected
February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 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 6.9 expected
September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 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.

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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

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

Start date

5 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 4.6 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 29 %
Kiteable 71 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 29 %, kiteable on 71 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 12:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from NNE (23°).

Kitesurfing at Rafina: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Rafina?

The best months are July to October: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 71 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Rafina windy in October?

Yes, often. 52 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Rafina?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 26 °C in July. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Rafina get in a year?

About 185 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 11 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates: 38.0093, 24.0214
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 Attica

Kite days in October, % of days

Trolly, Loutsa
Greece · 10 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
42 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Trolly, Loutsa: Jan 42 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 34 %, May 29 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 33 %
Schinias
Greece · 22 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
30 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Schinias: Jan 35 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 22 %, May 22 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 25 %
Varkiza
Greece · 35 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
17 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Varkiza: Jan 24 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 17 %, May 15 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 21 %
Vouliagmeni
Greece · 29 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
23 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Vouliagmeni: Jan 42 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 26 %, May 20 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 36 %
Laurio
Greece · 1 point more kite days than Rafina in October
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Laurio: Jan 53 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 43 %, May 36 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 53 %
Anavyssos
Greece · 12 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Anavyssos: Jan 48 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 36 %, May 31 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 47 %
Oropos
Greece · 51 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
1 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Oropos: Jan 4 %, Feb 2 %, Mar 3 %, Apr 2 %, May 3 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 1 %
Alepoxori
Greece · 36 points fewer kite days than Rafina in October
16 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Alepoxori: Jan 14 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 14 %, Apr 15 %, May 10 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 10 %

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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, 52 % of days at Rafina 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/rafina

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