Sea · Region of Crete · Greece
Timbaki
Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.
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 mediumECMWF IFS and ERA5 disagree on the shape of the season here.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 3 % Offabout 1 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 97 %
- Kiteable 3 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 25 °C, shorty
- Air
- 24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 3 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Timbaki averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (3 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 14 | · | 13 to 16 | · | 14 to 16 | · | 14 to 17 | 14 to 16 | · | · | · | · |
| Daylighth | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| Water°C at the surface | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | 3/2 | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorty | shorty | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Timbaki averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (10 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Timbaki averaged 2 kite days out of 28 (7 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Timbaki averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (13 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Timbaki averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (7 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Timbaki averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Timbaki averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (9 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Timbaki averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (8 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Timbaki averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Timbaki averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (5 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Timbaki averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (3 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Timbaki averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (3 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Timbaki averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (7 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Timbaki
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- Januaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
- Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
- Marchunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
- Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.8 expected
- Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.8 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
- Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.5 expected
- October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
- Novemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.4 expected
- Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.8 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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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: 9 in 10
about 0.1 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 March, the windiest month
- Too light 87 %
- Kiteable 13 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 87 %, kiteable on 13 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from W (270°).
Kitesurfing at Timbaki: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Timbaki?
Timbaki rarely gets kiteable wind in the model data: every month stays under 20 % kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Timbaki windy in October?
Rarely. 3 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 1 days in a typical October. Fewer than 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 Timbaki?
The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 27 °C in August. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Timbaki get in a year?
About 29 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), 50 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 35.0517, 24.7544
- 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
- Plakias
Greece · 30 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 % - Amoudara
Greece · 20 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 % - Georgioupoli
Greece · 5 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 % - Gra Lygia
Greece · 15 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 % - Kalo Chorio
Greece · 22 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 % - Chrysi
Greece · 20 points more kite days than Timbaki in October
23 %Kite days by month at Chrysi: Jan 47 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 31 %, May 20 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 36 % - Agia Marina
Greece · 22 points more kite days than Timbaki in October
25 %Kite days by month at Agia Marina: Jan 43 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 37 %, May 29 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 31 % - Plaka
Greece · 24 points more kite days than Timbaki 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 %
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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: medium.
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In October, 3 % of days at Timbaki 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/timbaki
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