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Sigri

also known as Lesvos / Sigri, Sigri Bay, Σίγρι

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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 Limena 1 km · Skala Kallonis 30 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMay to Octthe months riders and schools name How windyunder Typical strength, belowthermal Launchbigaccess rules on record, below Watersea23.8°C in summer · 12 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport94 minInternational Airport (MJT)

On the clock

11:00

around 11:00 to lunchtime, then afternoon until sunset

The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.

Sigri sits at the north end of Sigri Bay on the western tip of Lesvos, a windsurf village that works just as well for kites. The summer Meltemi comes from the north to northwest, usually filling in late morning or around lunch and running through the afternoon at 15-25 knots.

In front of the centre the wind is cross-offshore, which is why the water there is flat; a short way out it is stronger and flatter still, and that is the freestyle water. Keep going, out of the bay toward the Nissiopi channel, and you find swell and waves.

Sigri Surf and Extrados both teach here and both put a boat on the water, and you want that: cross-offshore means drift, and it goes gusty close to shore in some directions. Watch for summer swimmers off the village beach, for windsurfers on the same patch and for rocks where the bottom turns rocky.

The wind

locals call it Meltemi

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

567891011121314

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

thermal

fills in: around 11:00 to lunchtime, then afternoon until sunset

Typical strength

15-25 in the main May-October season.

consistent summer Meltemi, but gusty close to shore in some wind directions

Main kite season is May to October; June to September is the most consistent Meltemi period, with July and August often described as optimal. The centre on the beach runs April to mid-October, which is the outer window in which you will find rental, instruction and a boat on the water here.

The quiver, in words

7-12 m, with 9 m described as a summer all-round size

Direction to shore

Cross-offshore in front of the centre at the north end of Sigri Bay, which is exactly what keeps that water flat. Two kilometres away at Limena the same Meltemi arrives side-onshore, from the right as you look out. Faneromeni bay takes it side-on with bigger chop.The three descriptions are not in conflict; they are three different beaches around the same headland.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan67
Feb66
Mar66
Apr64
May, riders' month48
Jun, riders' month71
Jul, riders' month78
Aug, riders' month71
Sep, riders' month60
Oct, riders' month70
Nov76
Dec62

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

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

15Jan18°
14Feb17°
13Mar17°
13Apr17°
11May19°
13Jun23°
14Jul25°
13Aug25°
12Sep24°
13Oct22°
14Nov20°
14Dec18°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	67%	14.5 kt	NNE	10.5°C	17.6°C
Feb	66%	14.3 kt	NNE	10.9°C	16.5°C
Mar	66%	13.3 kt	NNE	11.5°C	16.7°C
Apr	64%	13 kt	NNE	16°C	17.4°C
May	48%	11.3 kt	NNE	19.1°C	18.8°C
Jun	71%	12.8 kt	N	24.8°C	22.8°C
Jul	78%	14.1 kt	NNE	27.5°C	24.5°C
Aug	71%	13 kt	NNE	27.2°C	24.8°C
Sep	60%	12.4 kt	NNE	23.8°C	24.2°C
Oct	70%	12.6 kt	NNE	19.6°C	22°C
Nov	76%	14.3 kt	NNE	15.6°C	19.6°C
Dec	62%	13.6 kt	NNE	13.1°C	18°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

Limena bay, 2 km along the coast, is the shallow flat sandy one and is where beginner courses run, so that is the bay to pick if you want to be able to put a foot down. In front of the centre the flat freestyle water starts roughly 30-40 m out and no standing depth has been published for it.

Tides

not tide dependent

Temperature

23.8°C summer · 15.7°C winter

Wetsuit

boardshorts or short neoprene in summer; winter wetsuit needed

Currents

Gentle inside the large bay; outside the bay/channel can have swell.

17–25°C water

Flat water in front of the centre due to cross-offshore wind; flat to choppy in the bay, with swell or waves outside toward the channel and Nissiopi.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Lessons run from first day through advanced, and the flat water out front suits professional freestylers. The cross-offshore wind is why safety cover matters more here than at an onshore beach.

The scene

What riders come here for

flat waterfreeridefreestylelessonssmall waves outside the bay

A village windsurf and kite centre scene, unhurried, with more bathers on the beach in July and August.

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

2 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: big

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Limena, 1 km

Limena Skala Kallonis

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

Rescue

Two rescue boats are kept at the centre for safety cover, and lessons are run over radio under the eye of a safety boat. That matters here, because the wind in front of the centre is cross-offshore.

Nissiopi across the bay caps how far you can drift inside the bay itself; past the channel you are in open Aegean water and on your own.

Launch

Sandy beach at the north end of Sigri Bay, in front of the windsurf and kite centre. The launch area there is marked out by buoys and runs about 50 m wide. The air right in front of the centre is gusty, so launching is the awkward part of the day rather than the riding.Nissiopi island sits across the bay and screens the open Aegean, which means a rider who goes down inside the bay is not swept away. Two kilometres along the coast, Limena bay gives a 600 m sandy beach with room to spread out and a clean entry into shallow flat water.Faneromeni bay, about a kilometre of beach, is the third option and has space to launch and land.

Space

big

Rules & access

2026: no spot-specific municipal ordinance was found. The Greece-wide kitesurf rules prohibit riding within 200 m of swimmers and closer than 200 m to shore except beyond the swim-zone buoys or marked waterways, prohibit riding at crowded beaches, and require rescue cover when the wind is offshore.

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

Rider tips

Ride the cross-offshore days with a centre boat on the water, not on your own.
Ignore Mytilene wind statistics; Mytilene sits outside Sigri's wind zone entirely.
Rig around 11:00 and expect the wind to hold until sunset.
Take 9 m as the summer all-round size, with 7-12 m covering the rest of the season.
Pack a shorty or a neoprene top for the shoulder months and a full wetsuit if you come in winter.
If you want water you can stand up in, ask for Limena bay rather than the beach in front of the centre.
The launch in front of the centre is a buoyed lane about 50 m wide and the air in it is gusty. Get the kite up, get out, sort yourself out on the water.

Getting there

Airport

Mytilene International Airport (MJT)

Route

Drive across Lesvos to Sigri or pre-book a transfer. Public transport is thin compared with a rental car or a taxi.

Transfer

94 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Accommodation and restaurants are available in Sigri village; Sigri Surf camp/accommodation packages are advertised.

No-wind days

Petrified Forest of Lesvos and its Natural History Museum, Sigri castle, fishing-village tavernas, beaches, hiking and local sightseeing.

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Sigri?

The main season runs May to October, with June to September the most consistent Meltemi and July-August often the strongest.

Is Sigri suitable for beginners?

Sigri Surf and Extrados offer lessons for beginners through advanced riders, with rescue-boat cover for the cross-offshore wind.

What is the wind like at Sigri?

The Meltemi blows from the north to northwest, cross-offshore in front of the centre, typically 15-25 knots and building from late morning into the afternoon.

Are there kite schools at Sigri?

Sigri Surf and Extrados Kite Activity both operate at the spot with rescue boats.

What hazards should riders know about at Sigri?

The wind is cross-offshore and can gust close to shore, so novices should stay within school-supervised areas, and rocks or channel swell are reported outside the bay.

Last updated: August 2026