Calis Beach (Fethiye) has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance
When it fills in
Mornings are flat and pond-like. What wind there is builds through the afternoon off the bay and eases again by evening, and the afternoon is the only slot the windsurfers on this beach bother with.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Typical strength
4-8
Also on record
4-8
The quiver, in words
No local size table. On averages of 4-8 knots and roughly 19 days a year clearing a rideable threshold, this is big-kite water: indicative for a 75-85 kg rider, a 15-17 m or a light-wind foil setup on the days that work at all.
Direction to shore
The beach fronts Fethiye Bay with the open water to its west and south-west. The breeze that matters is the afternoon one coming in off the bay, so onshore to side-onshore; the mornings are glass. No compass wind rose is published for the beach itself.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
riding season from the spot record · no wind series here is trusted enough to name a season
- Jan, riders' month2
- Feb, riders' month0
- Mar, riders' month2
- Apr3
- May0
- Jun0
- Jul0
- Aug0
- Sep2
- Oct0
- Nov2
- Dec0
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar.
The model is wrong here
The model reads 3% of days at its best month, which does not sit with the season this record states. The figures are kept and drawn as hatching so no wind colour can be read off them, and the ringed months are the ones riders name.
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2% | 3% | 3% | 6.6 kt | ENE | 13:00 | 10.6°C | 20°C | 62 |
| Feb | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 10.8°C | 18.5°C | 57 |
| Mar | 2% | 10% | 2% | 8.4 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 62 |
| Apr | 3% | 13% | 10% | 8.8 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 17.4°C | 19.4°C | 60 |
| May | 0% | 10% | 6% | 8.6 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 21°C | 21.5°C | 62 |
| Jun | 0% | 2% | 0% | 8.2 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 27°C | 26°C | 60 |
| Jul | 0% | 6% | 0% | 9 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 30.6°C | 28.8°C | 62 |
| Aug | 0% | 2% | 0% | 8.6 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 29.1°C | 29.7°C | 62 |
| Sep | 2% | 5% | 3% | 8.7 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 25.9°C | 27.9°C | 60 |
| Oct | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7.8 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 21.5°C | 26.1°C | 62 |
| Nov | 2% | 7% | 5% | 7.4 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 16.2°C | 23.6°C | 60 |
| Dec | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.6 kt | ENE | 08:00 | 13°C | 21.2°C | 62 |
riders' months
Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.
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
sea
Standing depth
A long flat beach of darker sand and shingle with the shallow water carrying well out, shallow enough that people wade rather than swim. No measured wading distance is published, and the shingle is why the local advice is to bring water shoes.
Tides
Aegean/Mediterranean coast - minimal tidal range as a general regional characteristic, not independently measured for this beach
Temperature
Summer ~28-29
Winter ~11
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
No school names this spot
Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.
On your own
Room to launch: large
Somewhere else
No neighbour on record
No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.
Rescue
Launch
A 4 km municipal beach on the north-west edge of Fethiye, fronted by a tiled promenade of hotels and cafes with shops behind. Darker sand and shingle underfoot rather than clean sand. There is no dedicated kite launch; the watersports centres sit at the Koca Calis end, by Sat Burnu.
Space
large
Rider tips
- Aim for January to March. That is where the rideable days are, about 3-4 a month.
- Book through Fethiye Surf Center rather than turning up with your own gear; there is no kite scene to join here.
- Skip June to August unless you came for the beach; that is when the sand is full and the wind is weakest.
- Ask about the trips to Gokova or Karadere/Patara before you pay, because that is where the wind is.
- Check on arrival whether a permit or local club membership is being asked for.
- Ride the afternoon. The bay is glass all morning and the breeze does not fill until after lunch.
- The watersports centres are down at the Koca Calis end by Sat Burnu, not on the main promenade.
- Water shoes, not bare feet: the shoreline is shingle as much as sand.
Getting there
Airport
Dalaman Airport (DLM), the nearest airport serving the Fethiye area
No-wind days
When Calis is not working, Fethiye Surf Center runs kite trips to Gokova and Karadere/Patara inside Turkey, and seasonally to Egypt and Boracay in the Philippines.
Photos
FAQ
Is Calis Beach suitable for beginners?
It suits gentle lessons only; a local school uses the light conditions mainly for beginner instruction rather than powered freeriding.
What is the wind like?
Wind is weak and unreliable, averaging around 4-8 knots, with station data showing only about 19 rideable days a year.
When is the best time to visit?
No clear best season is documented; station data shows only marginally more windy days in February-March than in summer, so conditions should be checked case by case.
Last updated: August 2026