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Aliki (Limnos)

also known as Aliki Beach, Aliki Salt Lake, Saltlake Bay, FlaminGokite, Alyki Beach

beginner-friendlylow crowds

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Gomati 21 km · Keros (Limnos) 24 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJun to Septhe months riders and schools name How windy15-26 knotsmixed Launchhugeaccess rules on record, below Watermixed23.9°C in summer · 12 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools4named at this spot From the airport20 minLimnos International Airport (LXS)

When it fills in

The NE Meltemi often arrives during the night or in the morning, peaks late morning to midday, and then holds for a day or several. The north wind is an afternoon thermal that runs a couple of hours. On an ordinary summer day the breeze is light early, fills around lunchtime and blows to sunset.

Aliki is a kite-only beach on the east side of Limnos, run as a station by FlaminGokite just north of Keros Bay and beside the Aliki salt lake.

The Meltemi is the summer wind, N-NE to NE, usually from mid-June to mid or late October; NE comes in side-onshore and can start overnight and blow for days, while the north wind is an afternoon thermal that arrives side-shore.

In front of the station the water is deep, with a waist-deep beginner zone to one side, and what you ride is chop, some swell and small waves breaking over the shallows, not a lagoon. Bring 7 m and 9 m, plus a 12 m or a foil for the lighter days.

The station rules are strict for a Greek beach: helmet and vest on, no launching or landing in front of the station, no riding in the beginners' area (2026). Everything inland is Natura 2000 wetland and bird habitat, so the dunes and the lake edge are not spare rigging space.

It is quieter and further from anything than Keros; the nearest villages are Kalliopi and Kontopouli, and you want a car.

The wind

locals call it Meltemi

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

fills in: The NE Meltemi often arrives during the night or in the morning, peaks late morning to midday, and then holds for a day or several. The north wind is an afternoon thermal that runs a couple of hours. On an ordinary summer day the breeze is light early, fills around lunchtime and blows to sunset.

Typical strength

15-26 knots in the Limnos Meltemi, typically 16-24 in the best summer weeks.

Stable, and more stable than Keros. West wind is very gusty; a rare stormy north wind can be gusty too.

Season is early May to the end of October. The Meltemi proper usually starts mid-June and holds until mid-to-late October; May and the second half of October lean toward south wind, with the odd east or west day off season.

The quiver, in words

For 75-85 kg: 9 m covers the ordinary 16-20 kt Meltemi day, 7 m once it settles into the low 20s, and a 12 m or a foil for light mornings and the off-season south wind. Indicative sizing worked from the reported wind range, with no local rider survey behind it.

Direction to shore

NE Meltemi comes in side-onshore. The north thermal is side-shore, the rare east is onshore, and the rare west is offshore and best left alone.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan50
Feb40
Mar31
Apr32
May29
Jun, riders' month33
Jul, riders' month26
Aug, riders' month50
Sep, riders' month43
Oct42
Nov38
Dec39

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

50%Jan16°
40%Feb13°
31%Mar14°
32%Apr16°
29%May18°
33%Jun23°
26%Jul27°
50%Aug26°
43%Sep24°
42%Oct21°
38%Nov18°
39%Dec16°

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Windy days	Force 4+	12 kn or more	Knots	From	Peaks at	Air	Water	Readings
Jan	50%	56%	52%	13.3 kt	NE	13:00	10°C	15.6°C	62
Feb	40%	51%	44%	11.6 kt	NE	13:00	10.8°C	13.1°C	57
Mar	31%	42%	35%	10.3 kt	NE	13:00	11.2°C	13.7°C	62
Apr	32%	47%	37%	10.7 kt	NE	14:00	15.5°C	15.9°C	60
May	29%	47%	37%	10.6 kt	NE	11:00	18.6°C	17.5°C	62
Jun	33%	47%	37%	11 kt	NNE	12:00	24.4°C	23.1°C	60
Jul	26%	47%	40%	10.5 kt	NNE	11:00	27.6°C	26.7°C	62
Aug	50%	68%	61%	12.7 kt	NE	11:00	27.2°C	26.3°C	62
Sep	43%	48%	45%	11.7 kt	NE	11:00	23.6°C	24.4°C	60
Oct	42%	53%	47%	11.1 kt	NE	12:00	19.4°C	21.2°C	62
Nov	38%	57%	47%	12.3 kt	NE	12:00	15.5°C	17.9°C	60
Dec	39%	48%	47%	12.4 kt	NE	13:00	12.6°C	16.1°C	62

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024

The water

Type

mixed

Standing depth

Waist-depth shallow beginner area beside the station; the water in front of the station is deep.

Tides

Micro-tidal for riding purposes; typical swings at Myrina are roughly 0.2-0.3 m (August 2026).

Temperature

23.9°C summer · 15.3°C winter

Wetsuit

Boardshorts or a shorty in summer; a longer suit in May and October and through the winter. Greek rules require a wetsuit from October 15 to May 15.

13–27°C water

Open Aegean beach, not a closed lagoon. Deep water in front of the station and a waist-deep beginner area to the side; over the shallows you get swell and small breaking waves. Near shore it is flatter, then rolling chop and small waves further out, which is why strapless and foil riding are popular here.

The beach is beside the Aliki salt lake, not in it.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Beginner lessons are run in the designated shallow area, but independent riding still requires upwind ability because the beach is open and local rules prohibit kiting in the beginner area. Deep water, chop/small breaking waves, and foil/strapless options suit progressing and advanced riders.

The scene

What riders come here for

beginnersfoilstrapless freestylelessonsfreeridehydrofoilstraplesssunset sessionsuncrowded riding

Quiet and remote: a kite-station scene beside the salt lake with no crowd to speak of. Rooms are scarcest from July to mid-September.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

4 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: huge

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Gomati, 21 km

Gomati Keros (Limnos)

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

A rescue service is listed among the beach's facilities, and the station on the sand runs storage, rental and boat-supported courses. Whether that cover extends to independent riders on an ordinary day, or only to lesson, rental and storage customers, is unconfirmed. Greek rules require a licensed lifeguard and a motorised rescue craft on the water above 6 Beaufort.

Launch

Huge sandy shore beside FlaminGokite's kite-only station, with designated launch and landing zones and a rule not to launch, land, or stand with a kite in the air directly in front of the station.

Space

huge

Hazards riders report 12

Rare west wind is offshore, very gusty, can have long gusts, and can drop suddenly.
Rare stormy north wind can be gusty.
Small breaking waves and shorebreak-like shallows in the shallow zone.
Deep water in front of the main station, so weaker riders should stay within lesson/safety supervision.
Protected Natura 2000 wetland and bird habitat immediately inland; avoid disturbing dunes, lake margins, and wildlife.
Greek rules ban riding after sunset, in severe weather, beyond 1 nautical mile from shore, and close to ports, fish farms and other obstacles.
Rare west wind is offshore, very gusty, with long gusts and sudden drops.
Small breaking waves and shorebreak-like shallows over the shallow zone.
Deep water in front of the main station, so weaker riders should stay inside lesson or safety supervision.
Protected Natura 2000 wetland and bird habitat immediately inland: dunes, lake margins and wildlife are not spare rigging space.
Greek rules keep you off the water before sunrise and after sunset and in adverse weather, prohibit riding within 200 m of the shoreline, hold you 1 nautical mile off ports, marinas and fish farms, and require a lifeguard and a rescue craft above 6 Beaufort.
Remote east-coast beach 34 km from Myrina port, with the kite station the only facility on the sand.

Rules & access

2026: station beach rules - helmet and life vest on, launch and land only in the designated areas, never launch, land or hold a kite in the air in front of the station, no kiting in the beginners' area, keep your distance from the beach while riding, secure kites on the sand, keep foils away from the water's edge and the launch and landing zones, body-drag out with the board, give other beach users room, and remember that a rider entering the water with the kite up has priority over one coming in.
2026: Greek national rules - helmet, harness with hook, line knife, wetsuit from 15 October to 15 May, flotation or impact vest, quick release and safety leash, leashes for kite and board; no riding before sunrise or after sunset; at least 1 nautical mile from ports, marinas and fish farms; at least 200 m from swimmers, and from anchored boats, buoys, rocky areas, reefs, islets and other obstacles; a clear 100 m radius to launch; riding within 200 m of the shoreline is prohibited; above 6 Beaufort a licensed lifeguard and a motorised rescue craft must be present. The salt lake and the water alongside it sit inside Natura 2000 site GR4110001, Limnos: Chortarolimni - Lake Alyki and marine area, whose published management measures cover habitats and species and set out no kitesurfing, watersports or beach-access ban. No Aliki-specific municipal permit or seasonal closure has been found.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Read FlaminGokite's beach rules before riding on your own: the launch and landing zones, the beginners' area, helmet and vest are all spelled out there.
Do not trust the model alone for the afternoon thermal; the north wind fills in later in the day and the local pattern matters more than the forecast.
If the wind swings west, pack up: it is offshore here, with long gusts and sudden drops.
Bring 7 m and 9 m for the Meltemi, plus a 12 m or a foil for the marginal days.
Book rooms early for July to mid-September and hire a car; Myrina port is 34 km away and public transport at the beach is close to non-existent.
Camping around Keros Bay, about 1 km south, ran 8-10 EUR a day in 2026: water and toilets, no electricity.
Read the station's beach rules before riding on your own: the launch and landing zones, the beginners' area, helmet and vest are all spelled out there.
The airport is the short hop, 13 km, while the port is 34 km; if you arrive by ferry from Kavala budget about 3h15 on the boat.
Above 6 Beaufort Greek rules want a licensed lifeguard and a motorised rescue craft on the water. On a big Meltemi day ask the station what cover is actually running.

Getting there

Airport

Limnos International Airport (LXS)

Route

Fly into LXS, 13 km from the beach, or take the ferry to Myrina, 34 km away. The shortest mainland crossing is Kavala-Limnos, about 3h15 on the Blue Star boat at around 17 EUR per person (2026); Alexandroupolis runs about 5 hours and Thessaloniki about 7. Get a car: Aliki is remote and public transport at the beach is close to non-existent.

Transfer

20 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

The station does not usually book rooms for you. The closest villages are Kalliopi and Kontopouli, and both fill from July to mid-September. Camping and van parking around Keros Bay, about 1 km south, ran 8-10 EUR a day in 2026, with water and toilets but no electricity.

No-wind days

Flamingos on the salt lake, the other Limnos beaches, castle ruins, the ancient theatre at Hephaestia, the Philoctetes cave, bikes, SUP or canoe around Keros, and seafood with local wine in Myrina in the evening.

Photos

A walk on Alyki Lake, Lemnos, Greece — Cyan Star, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

What is the wind like at Aliki?

Summer Meltemi blows N-NE to NE at about 15-26 knots, usually starting mid-June and lasting until mid-to-late October, with quieter mornings and a stronger build later in the day.

Is Aliki suitable for beginners?

Yes, lessons run in a designated waist-depth shallow area, though independent riding still requires upwind ability since kiting is not allowed inside the beginner zone.

Are there rules at Aliki?

FlaminGokite requires helmets and life vests, designated launch and landing zones, and bans kiting in the beginners' area or launching directly in front of the station.

What hazards are there at Aliki?

Rare west wind is offshore and very gusty with sudden drops, and the beach sits beside a protected Natura 2000 wetland that should not be disturbed.

Is there a kite school at Aliki?

FlaminGokite runs a kite-only station on Aliki Beach with lessons, rental, storage and boat courses.

Last updated: August 2026