Overview

St Raphael, a kitesurfing spot east of Limassol on the south coast of Cyprus. Sandy beach facing south with a seaside resort. Regular west/southwest thermal in summer. Water body with small Mediterranean chop.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for St Raphael

Sunrise 06:57 · Sunset 18:07

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

St Raphael: 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

231h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 231 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is December, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is December, with 55 mm.

Monthly averages: St Raphael

Monthly averages — St Raphael — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	82 h	18 °C	23 mm
February	13.0	70 h	17 °C	22 mm
March	20.0	134 h	22 °C	9 mm
April	24.0	168 h	25 °C	11 mm
May	25.0	203 h	27 °C	7 mm
June	24.0	154 h	32 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	231 h	34 °C	0 mm
August	30.0	242 h	33 °C	0 mm
September	28.0	200 h	31 °C	2 mm
October	24.5	141 h	27 °C	0 mm
November	15.0	72 h	24 °C	13 mm
December	9.0	48 h	19 °C	55 mm

Photo gallery of St Raphael

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of St Raphael spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

RAF Akrotiri Airport21.1 kmsource aviationweather.gov

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from RAF Akrotiri Airport weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

Ogimet - Akrotiri (Cyprus)21.9 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source ogimet

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near St Raphael

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Cyprus

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

St Raphael kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot