Continent
Europe
Country
Turkey
Next Big City
Istanbul
Next Town
Canakkale, Echelek
 
Type:
Ocean, Lake
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Camping, School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
None
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

Weather

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

Hot. In the summer 30°C even more and in the water 25°C. No wetsuit needed. You can surf all year, winter cold.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Wind Type:
Thermal, Frontal
Best Direction:
NNE, S, SSW
Main Direction:
NNE, S, SSW

Offshore wind with northerly directions.



How to get there

Transport
Car, Bus
Access
Short walk

You have to fly into Istanbul. Then with a bus to Canakkale. Take the ferry, which goes twice a day to Goekceada. When you arrive you must go to Eshelek. This is a village 10 miles from the port of Goekceada. The beach is just south of the salt lake.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

Kiteboarding on the lake can be restricted. If the police comes and tell you to leave the lake, please be friendly and leave immediately. Many windsurfers during summer.

Nightlife

No information