Continent
Europe
Country
Greece
Next Big City
Kalamata
Next Town
Pylos
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Camping, Shower, Toilet, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, Ships, Buoys, Rocks
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

The spot is located in the Bay of Navarino, which makes it pretty safe for kiteboarding. Shallow for the first few meters from the beach, deep water in the rest of the bay. There are a few hazards: a half sunken ship completely downwind, swimmers (during camping season), small boats in front of the camping. There are windsurfers in the bay as well, look out with the kite lines.

Beach

Type:
Sand, Pebbles, Rocks
Size:
Small
Hazards:
Rocks, Trees, Bystanders, Other
Beach Users:
April, May, June, July, August, September

Narrow, but long beach with enough space to store kites. Look out for pieces of glass bottles. Some people from the campsite drink at the beach during the night. There are some houses directly at the beach.

Weather

Spring:
Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorty
Winter:
Normal

Nice weather, during the summer months almost always 30+ degrees. Water temperature about 25 degrees during summer months.

Wind

Best Months:
June, July, August
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
W, WNW, NW
Main Direction:
WNW, NW

Best with WW to NW side shore wind. It's pretty constant, without as lot of gusts. There can be some wind holes on the water, because of the opening in the island completely upwind in the bay.



How to get there

Transport
Car, Bus, Boat
Access
Long walk

About 5km distance by car from Pylos. 1-1.5 hour drive from Kalamata, which is also the nearest airport.

Extra information

Rules
None

There is no rescue service, but during the summer there are a lot of people on the campsite with boats and they're mostly kind to help kiters.

Nightlife

There are some bars in Gialova, close to the kitespot. Some more nightlife in Pylos, but a car or taxi is needed. Don't expect to much of it. Tourism in this region is growing every year though.