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Akrotiri Shipwreck kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cyprus · District de Limassol

Spot currently openIntermediate level 34.61 | 32.93

Overview

Akrotiri Shipwreck, duplicate of the Skippy's Shipwreck spot on the Akrotiri peninsula. Same beach with a shipwreck, in the British Sovereign Base area. A windy spot with reliable thermal winds in the summer season.

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Spot forecast for Akrotiri Shipwreck

Sunrise 06:57 · Sunset 18:08

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Akrotiri Shipwreck: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

310h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 19 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 19 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is December, with 105 mm.

Monthly averages: Akrotiri Shipwreck
Monthly averages — Akrotiri Shipwreck — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.0 137 h 18 °C 32 mm
February 20.5 134 h 17 °C 19 mm
March 25.0 210 h 20 °C 13 mm
April 28.5 252 h 22 °C 12 mm
May 29.5 301 h 24 °C 7 mm
June 27.0 230 h 29 °C 0 mm
July 30.5 310 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 29.5 309 h 30 °C 0 mm
September 28.0 246 h 29 °C 0 mm
October 28.0 193 h 27 °C 4 mm
November 22.0 126 h 24 °C 23 mm
December 15.0 96 h 19 °C 105 mm

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Technical details of Akrotiri Shipwreck spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WNW.

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