Live wind
Wind safety and operating limits not verified. No ride or kite-size recommendation.
Water & wetsuit
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About this spot
SurfinGR identifies Platis Gialos near Panormos, about 7 km north-west of Pothia, as a kitesurfing launch and publishes a GPS position for it. Its guide lists south as the best direction, north and north-west as the main ones and east as the worst, puts the best months in January–February with November–December secondary, and describes chop and waves over dark sand in water that deepens abruptly — intermediate and above, with no beginner suitability documented.
The same entry flags steep rocks flanking the beach and an abrupt depth change, and publishes no typical knot figure, no onshore/offshore angle for the listed directions and no school. The steep flanking rocks and the sudden drop-off are the operative warnings for anyone wading out; launch line, depth profile and whether any kite operation runs here still need on-site confirmation.
Sources
- SurfinGR — Platis Gialos
Kitesurfing launch, GPS, south best / N-NW main / east worst, January–February best with November–December secondary, chop and waves, abruptly deepening water, steep flanking rocks, intermediate and above.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Safety data not verified; rideability colours and kite advice are withheld.
Conditions
- Water
- choppy, waves
- Depth
- Deepens abruptly per SurfinGR; walkable extent not documented
- Seabed
- dark sand
- Skill
- intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Not for beginners — intermediate and up
- Wind range
- Not verified — no ride recommendation
Access & parking
Named beach only; current launch boundaries, permissions and access restrictions need local confirmation.
Parking: Not verified
Amenities
- Not verified
Needs local verification: Coordinate: GPS published by SurfinGR for this spot; not a surveyed launch point. Coordinates are approximate spot markers, not surveyed launch points. Wind safety and operating limits remain unknown; no ride or kite-size advice is issued. Sources confirm only the facts explicitly attributed to them.
Local hazards
- Hazards have not been surveyed — absence of a documented hazard list does not imply safety