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Grecia settentrionale (Calcidica/Kavala) · Sithonia peninsula, Halkidiki · Chalkidiki Regional Unit

Vourvourou

also known as Vourvourou Bay, Βουρβουρού

beginner-friendly

On this page

Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
Hazards
Tips
Photos
FAQ

Vourvourou has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance

Seasonno season namedthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure published Launchmediumno access rules on record Watersea4 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advanced

Schoolsnone named here

From the airportno transfer time published

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Vourvourou sits on the east side of the Sithonia peninsula in Halkidiki, a sheltered bay with the islets around Diaporos scattered across it. People kite here. That is close to all this record can stand behind: no season, no usable wind directions, no typical strength, no confirmed launch.

The water is clear and the beaches are easy to walk a kite off, but the islets throw lee patches and the bay carries boat traffic and swimmers through the summer. A watersports outfit works out of the village, though its own material covers windsurf, sailing and SUP rental rather than kite teaching.

Take it as a foil or light freeride detour while you are in Halkidiki for other reasons, not as a trip planned around wind.

The wind

Direction

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan41
Feb22
Mar35
Apr23
May17
Jun13
Jul15
Aug29
Sep27
Oct13
Nov43
Dec29

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

11Jan16°
9Feb16°
10Mar15°
9Apr17°
9May19°
8Jun25°
8Jul29°
9Aug28°
9Sep26°
8Oct23°
11Nov19°
9Dec17°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	41%	10.5 kt	NE	9.4°C	16.1°C
Feb	22%	8.8 kt	NE	10.4°C	15.6°C
Mar	35%	9.8 kt	ENE	11.1°C	14.8°C
Apr	23%	9.3 kt	NE	15.4°C	16.7°C
May	17%	8.7 kt	NE	19.2°C	19°C
Jun	13%	8.4 kt	NE	25.5°C	24.7°C
Jul	15%	8.4 kt	NE	28.5°C	28.7°C
Aug	29%	9.1 kt	NE	28°C	28.3°C
Sep	27%	9.2 kt	NE	23.6°C	25.8°C
Oct	13%	8.1 kt	NE	19.5°C	22.8°C
Nov	43%	10.6 kt	NE	15°C	19.4°C
Dec	29%	9 kt	ENE	11.7°C	16.8°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

15–29°C water

Sheltered bay between Vourvourou and Diaporos, clear water and beach launches. Which beach local riders actually use is unconfirmed.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

The record rates the levels and says nothing more about what this spot asks of a rider.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridefoiling

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: medium

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

No neighbour on record

No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.

Launch

Launch off open sand in Vourvourou and stay away from the organized swimming areas and the boat-rental frontage.

Space

medium

Rider tips

Rig on open sand, clear of the organized swimming areas and the boat-rental frontage.
Plan your line to stay upwind of the Diaporos islets; they leave lee patches across the bay.
Watch for boat traffic in summer, when rental boats work the same water.
Ask at the village watersports outfit which beach the local kiters use, because nothing published names it.
Bring everything, including a spare bar: no kite school and no kite rental is confirmed here.

Photos

Vourvourou 2008 - panoramio - Karlowatz — Karlowatz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Vourvourou suitable for beginners?

Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels are listed for the spot, though the standard kite launch and wind range are not consistently documented in public sources.

What hazards should riders know about at Vourvourou?

Boat traffic, swimmers, nearby islets creating lee effects, and an unclear public kite launch are the main cautions reported for the bay.

Last updated: August 2026