Kite forecast · Greece · Rhodes
Kite forecast Prasonisi today
Wind, gusts and direction at Prasonisi (Rhodes, Greece) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.
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Right now
no kiteable daylight hours.
Today, hour by hour
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Prasonisi kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Sunday 25 October
Too light Not kiteable: too light.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3 kn | 7 kn | ↑NW | Too light |
| 09:00 | 3 kn | 6 kn | ↑NW | Too light |
| 12:00 | 3 kn | 6 kn | ↑SSW | Too light |
| 15:00 | 4 kn | 9 kn | ↑SW | Too light |
Monday 26 October
Too light Not kiteable: too light.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7 kn | 13 kn | ↑ESE | Too light |
| 09:00 | 7 kn | 15 kn | ↑SSE | Too light |
| 12:00 | 7 kn | 15 kn | ↑S | Too light |
| 15:00 | 7 kn | 14 kn | ↑SSW | Too light |
Tuesday 27 October
Too light Not kiteable: too light.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2 kn | 4 kn | ↑SW | Too light |
| 09:00 | 6 kn | 12 kn | ↑S | Too light |
| 12:00 | 7 kn | 13 kn | ↑SSE | Too light |
| 15:00 | 6 kn | 11 kn | ↑SE | Too light |
Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.
Forecast for Sat 23:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC
Typical wind at Prasonisi
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Prasonisi most often blows from NW (40% of them). Windiest months: June, July, September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 19% | 61% | 48% | 60% | 68% | 90% | 84% | 77% | 83% | 45% | 57% | 52% |
From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.
Wind map around Prasonisi
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at Prasonisi today?
- Too light: wind 5 kn gusting 11 kn from WNW (Sat 23:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
- When is the best time to kite at Prasonisi today?
- No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- Which way does the wind usually blow at Prasonisi?
- On windy days mostly from NW. Windiest months: June, July, September.
- What counts as kiteable?
- A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.
Nearby kite spots
Ixia 69 km · Afiartis 75 km · Marmari 123 km · Akyaka 138 km · Mikri Vigla 249 km · Pounda 272 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Prasonisi, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.