Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Greece |
Next Big City |
Samos |
Next Town |
Psili Ammos |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships, Rocks, Stones |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is deep, you cannot walk far in the water.
Type: |
Pebbles |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Trees, Bystanders, Road, Fence, Power lines |
Beach Users: |
July, August, September |
Very long pebble beach, which is not good for your kite. On some locations there is enough room to pump up your kite on the grass behind the pebble beach, and launch there too.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
In summer the air temperature is 25-35°C. During winter a wetsuit is necessary.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
NE |
Only kiteable when the wind comes from the south. Most of the time the wind on Samos comes from NE direction. Be careful for extremely gusty conditions with fast direction changes of the wind. If the wind is like that do not go out. Ask the surf club on the beach about the forecast if it is safe.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Samos towards the airport, then follow signs to Psili Ammos. Mykali Beach is just west of it.
Rules |
None |
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