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Kitesurfing in Central Greece

5 spots · 1 destination

Central Greece comes down to one proven spot: Raches, on the Malian Gulf near Lamia, where a sand spit splits the bay into a flat offshore-wind side and a choppier onshore side with small waves.

Spots with a rule5a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots5where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonMarch to Octobersomewhere in the regionWindsMelteminamed by two or more of its spots

Thermal wind holds steady at 15-25 knots through the June-September season, and local schools teach here despite warnings about rocks and quick-deepening water that make it a poor pick for unsupervised first-timers.

Central Greece holds 5 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. The season runs March to October. Every spot suits beginners. The busiest areas are Lefkadi & Liani Ammos Chalkida.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

LefkadiCentral Evia / South Evoikos Gulf2026has a date window2026: no Lefkadi-specific municipal rule exists, so Greece's national kitesurfing regime applies, set by a Ministerial Decision published in Government Gazette 4415/B of 7 October 2020. Stay at least 200 m from swimmers.
2026: no Lefkadi-specific municipal rule exists, so Greece's national kitesurfing regime applies, set by a Ministerial Decision published in Government Gazette 4415/B of 7 October 2020. Stay at least 200 m from swimmers.

The whole rule, on the Lefkadi page

Liani Ammos ChalkidaChalkida2026has a date window2026: Greece's national kitesurfing rules still rest on the Ministerial Decision published in Government Gazette 4415/B of 7 October 2020: stay at least 200 m from swimmers and 100 m from marker buoys, keep the launch area clear within 100 m, do not ride before sunrise or after sunset, do not go beyond 1 nautical mile from shore, do not ride above 6 Beaufort or in poor visibility or storms, wear a wetsuit from 15 October to 15 May, and have a motorized rescue boat with a qualified supervisor whenever the wind blows offshore.
2026: Greece's national kitesurfing rules still rest on the Ministerial Decision published in Government Gazette 4415/B of 7 October 2020:
  • stay at least 200 m from swimmers and 100 m from marker buoys,
  • keep the launch area clear within 100 m,
  • do not ride before sunrise or after sunset,
  • do not go beyond 1 nautical mile from shore,
  • do not ride above 6 Beaufort or in poor visibility or storms,
  • wear a wetsuit from 15 October to 15 May,
  • and have a motorized rescue boat with a qualified supervisor whenever the wind blows offshore.

The whole rule, on the Liani Ammos Chalkida page

Marmari (Evia)Evia - Marmari20262026: no Marmari-specific kite ordinance has turned up, so the Greek national rules are what apply.
2026: no Marmari-specific kite ordinance has turned up, so the Greek national rules are what apply.

The whole rule, on the Marmari (Evia) page

PefkiNorth Evia2026The national rules (Ministerial Decision, Government Gazette 4415/B, 7 October 2020) apply: no kitesurfing before sunrise or after sunset, none on beaches classed as heavily frequented, none within 200 m of swimmers, anchored boats, rocks, islets, reefs, buoys or other obstacles, none within 200 m of the shoreline except beyond the marked swimmer buoys, and nothing beyond 1 nautical mile from the coast.
The national rules (Ministerial Decision, Government Gazette 4415/B, 7 October 2020) apply: no kitesurfing before sunrise or after sunset, none on beaches classed as heavily frequented, none within 200 m of swimmers, anchored boats, rocks, islets, reefs, buoys or other obstacles, none within 200 m of the shoreline except beyond the marked swimmer buoys, and nothing beyond 1 nautical mile from the coast.

The whole rule, on the Pefki page

Raches (Fthiotida)Fthiotida (Phthiotis, Malian Gulf coast)20262026: nothing kite-specific has been published by the municipality or the port authority for Faros Rachon, so the national frame applies, General Port Regulation no. 20 (Gazette B' 444, 26 April 1999).
2026: nothing kite-specific has been published by the municipality or the port authority for Faros Rachon, so the national frame applies, General Port Regulation no. 20 (Gazette B' 444, 26 April 1999).

The whole rule, on the Raches (Fthiotida) page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Meltemi

named by 3 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Destinations in Central Greece

Lefkadi & Liani Ammos Chalkidabeginner-friendlybudget2 spots

All spots in Central Greece

Lefkadisea · beginner okLiani Ammos Chalkidasea · beginner okMarmari (Evia)mixed · beginner okPefkisea · beginner okRaches (Fthiotida)mixed · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026