Sea · Izmir · Turkey
Riders Beach, Alaçati
Best for kiting all year except May and November, with 52 to 79 % kite days. Water 17 to 25 °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. Shares its model grid cell with 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 53 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 47 %
- Kiteable 53 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
- Water
- 22 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 4 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 56 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 63 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 49 | 52 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 11 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 13 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 9.8 | 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 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 8 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 12 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (59 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (59 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (79 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (75 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (66 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Riders Beach, Alaçati averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 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 Riders Beach, Alaçati
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- June8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.1 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- October (now)5 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 5.0 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 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
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: fewer than 1 in 20
about 4.3 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 July, the windiest month
- Too light 21 %
- Kiteable 79 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 21 %, kiteable on 79 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 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 NNW (338°).
Kitesurfing at Riders Beach, Alaçati: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Riders Beach, Alaçati?
The best months are all year except May and November: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 79 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Riders Beach, Alaçati windy in October?
Yes, often. 53 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Riders Beach, Alaçati?
The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 25 °C in August. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Riders Beach, Alaçati get in a year?
About 216 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
- Izmir
- Country
- Turkey
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB), 67 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 38.2591, 26.3927
- 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 Izmir
Kite days in October, % of days
- Alaçati
Turkey · same kite days as Riders Beach, Alaçati in October
53 %Kite days by month at Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 % - Pirlanta Beach
Turkey · 10 points more kite days than Riders Beach, Alaçati in October
63 %Kite days by month at Pirlanta Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 57 %, May 50 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 % - Teos
Turkey · 17 points fewer kite days than Riders Beach, Alaçati in October
36 %Kite days by month at Teos: Jan 48 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 37 %, May 31 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 43 % - Urla
Turkey · 8 points fewer kite days than Riders Beach, Alaçati in October
45 %Kite days by month at Urla: Jan 47 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 48 %, May 38 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 41 %
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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 53 % of days at Riders Beach, Alaçati 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/riders-beach-alacati
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