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Liani Ammos Chalkida

also known as Liani Ammos, Paralia Liani Ammos, Liani Ammos Beach

beginner-friendly

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On this page

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

Nearby Lefkadi 8 km · Aliki Oropos 20 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMar to Octthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure publishedsynoptic Launchmediumaccess rules on record, below Watersea26.8°C in summer · 12 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools1named at this spot From the airport65 minAthens International Airport (ATH)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Liani Ammos is a sandy town beach in Chalkida on Evia, and the Euripus tide runs the place. The water sits close to the road for about six hours, then pulls back several meters for the next six, and the flow reverses with it, so the beach you rig on in the morning is a different beach by evening.

Kiters come because those shallow phases are forgiving, and because it is the north and northwest alternative when Lefkadi has the wrong wind. North is onshore here. Shallow water and Meltemi conditions make it a sound place to learn, and it is close enough to Chalkida and to Athens to be a same-day decision when the forecast turns.

What is not established: typical knots, gustiness, onset time, launch management, rescue, crowd. Swimming quality, signage and cleanliness are reported as poor and the official current status is unconfirmed, so read the beach and any signs before you get in the water.

The wind

locals call it Meltemi

Direction

onshoreN

Character

synoptic

Good for Liani Ammos when the wind is N or NW; detailed steadiness and gust profile unconfirmed.

The Lefkadi and Chalkida area is kiteable on many days from March to mid-October, and Liani Ammos is the N and NW alternative to Lefkadi. On the thermal beaches a few minutes south the wind starts mild in the morning and builds through the late afternoon, running roughly 7 to 20 knots.

The N and NW that switch Liani Ammos on are synoptic instead, so they do not follow that clock.

Thermal or synoptic

synoptic northerly / Meltemi

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Direction to shore

N is onshore

Dominant direction

N, NW

Forecast

Month by month

Jan22
Feb14
Mar, riders' month15
Apr, riders' month18
May, riders' month12
Jun, riders' month10
Jul, riders' month17
Aug, riders' month22
Sep, riders' month12
Oct, riders' month16
Nov14
Dec12

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

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

8Jan16°
8Feb14°
8Mar15°
9Apr17°
8May20°
9Jun25°
10Jul29°
9Aug29°
8Sep27°
8Oct24°
8Nov21°
7Dec18°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	22%	8.1 kt	N	9.1°C	15.7°C
Feb	14%	7.8 kt	NNW	10°C	14°C
Mar	15%	8.2 kt	N	11.6°C	14.5°C
Apr	18%	8.7 kt	NNW	16.5°C	17.1°C
May	12%	8.3 kt	N	20.4°C	19.6°C
Jun	10%	8.8 kt	N	26.9°C	25.4°C
Jul	17%	9.7 kt	N	29.5°C	28.5°C
Aug	22%	9.4 kt	NNW	28.7°C	28.8°C
Sep	12%	8 kt	NNW	24.4°C	26.9°C
Oct	16%	8.2 kt	N	19.9°C	24.4°C
Nov	14%	7.7 kt	NNW	15.2°C	20.8°C
Dec	12%	6.8 kt	NW	11.6°C	17.6°C

modelled

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

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. 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.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

sea

Standing depth

Very shallow through the phase of the Euripus cycle when the water pushes in toward the road, and the shallow shelf widens again when it withdraws several metres. No measured wading depth has been published for the beach.

Tides

Strong local tidal effect: water lies close to the road for about six hours, then recedes several meters for the next six hours.

Temperature

26.8°C summer · 13.6°C winter

Wetsuit

Summer usually warm-water gear; winter requires a full wetsuit based on Chalkida/Khalkis sea-temperature averages.

Currents

Euripus tidal flow changes direction roughly every six hours, with a slack period described near the bridge.

14–29°C water

Sandy beach over a sandy seabed. The shallow tidal phase is the feature that matters for kiting. Swimming quality and signage are disputed, and no official 2026 rule is published.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Shallow water and Meltemi conditions make this a good learning beach. Advanced suitability is inferred from regular kite use and trick references rather than from any detailed local rating.

The scene

What riders come here for

learningshallow-water practicenorth-wind sessions

Urban local beach. The kite crowd level is unconfirmed.

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

1 school names this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: medium

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Lefkadi, 8 km

Lefkadi Aliki Oropos

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

Rescue

No rescue service on the beach. The school whose club sat ten minutes south at Lefkadi now marks that club closed and works out of Marmari in south Evia, so its boat is no longer a short call away, and nothing local replaces it. Ride within a self-rescue of the town shore and keep 112 on your phone.

Launch

Urban sandy beach launch on the north/east side of Chalkida near the road.

Space

medium

Hazards riders report 12

Euripus tidal flow
urban beach users
onshore north wind
Euripus tidal flow and changing water level
Very shallow water during tidal phases
Onshore north wind
Urban beach users and road proximity
Swimming suitability, signage and cleanliness are reported as poor, but official current status is unconfirmed.
Euripus tidal flow, which reverses roughly every six hours and moves the water line several metres
Very shallow water through parts of the tidal cycle
Urban beach users and the road behind a narrow strip of sand
Bathing-water history: an Enterococci exceedance closed the beach to swimming in 2020 and no beach-level result has been published since

Rules & access

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. No Liani Ammos-specific municipal or port-authority kite rule has been published. On the water: a public-health announcement of 20 August 2020 barred swimming at Liani Ammos after an Enterococci exceedance, pending a clean resample, and the regional round of June 2025 reported all 107 Evia bathing beaches sampled within limits without naming individual beaches. Read whatever signs are standing on the sand.

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

Rider tips

Check the Euripus tidal phase before you rig, because depth and usable space change through the day.
Save this beach for N and NW; Lefkadi is the better-documented option in SE, E, SW and W thermal wind.
Look for swimming and water-quality signs on the beach before you go in.
Give the road and the town beach users room on the launch, since the sand here is narrow and shared.
The club that used to sit ten minutes down the coast at Lefkadi is closed, so plan gear, a lift and your own safety cover before you drive out.

Getting there

Airport

Athens International Airport (ATH)

Route

By car from Athens Airport to Chalkida via the E75 and Chalkida bridges; public transport is possible via Athens connections to Chalkida but takes longer.

Transfer

65 min

Cost level

moderate

Staying

Chalkida city accommodation and nearby Evia coastal stays; KiteGreece camp accommodation is based around Lefkadi/Marmari rather than Liani Ammos itself.

No-wind days

Chalkida waterfront promenade, Euripus tidal phenomenon and old bridge, Karababa fortress, Eretria and wider Evia day trips.

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Liani Ammos?

It is kiteable on many days from March to mid-October, used as the north/northwest alternative when nearby Lefkadi's wind is not working.

Is Liani Ammos suitable for beginners?

Yes, it is considered an excellent learning place because of its shallow water and Meltemi conditions.

What is the wind like?

A synoptic northerly Meltemi from N or NW, which runs onshore at this beach.

What is the water like?

The Euripus tidal system makes the water very shallow for about six hours, then it recedes several meters for the next six hours.

Last updated: August 2026