Overview

Makronissos Beach, beautiful white sand beach in Ayia Napa bay, east coast of Cyprus. Shallow turquoise waters, sheltered spot in the bay. Thermal wind from the west/southwest in summer. Very busy with tourists in high season.

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Spot forecast for Makronissos

Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 18:03

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

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Makronissos: 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

274h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 274 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is November, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is December, with 109 mm.

Monthly averages: Makronissos

Monthly averages — Makronissos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.0	73 h	18 °C	22 mm
February	7.5	46 h	17 °C	23 mm
March	14.5	103 h	21 °C	10 mm
April	22.5	162 h	23 °C	20 mm
May	27.0	230 h	25 °C	9 mm
June	28.5	219 h	30 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	274 h	32 °C	0 mm
August	29.5	253 h	31 °C	0 mm
September	25.5	191 h	30 °C	1 mm
October	16.5	99 h	27 °C	1 mm
November	7.0	39 h	23 °C	18 mm
December	9.0	52 h	18 °C	109 mm

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Technical details of Makronissos spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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