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Eşelek / Gökçeada kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Türkiye · Çanakkale

Spot currently openIntermediate level 40.14 | 25.98

Overview

Eselek is a kitesurfing spot on Gokceada Island (province of Canakkale), in the northern Aegean Sea. Exposed to the powerful Meltemi (northwest) in summer. Open conditions with chop, suited for intermediate and advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for Eşelek / Gökçeada

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:29

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

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Eşelek / Gökçeada: 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

46h

in May · 8 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 7 rideable days a month and 46 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is February, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 8 January: 6 rideable days J February: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days A May: 8 rideable days8 d M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 7.5 rideable days J August: 3 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d N December: 4 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 8 January: 6 rideable days J February: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 6.5 rideable days A May: 8 rideable days8 d M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 7.5 rideable days J August: 3 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d N December: 4 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 11 °C. The wettest month is December, with 123 mm.

Monthly averages: Eşelek / Gökçeada
Monthly averages — Eşelek / Gökçeada — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 6.0 43 h 12 °C 106 mm
February 1.5 10 h 11 °C 45 mm
March 7.5 49 h 15 °C 58 mm
April 6.5 45 h 18 °C 51 mm
May 8.0 46 h 21 °C 30 mm
June 5.5 23 h 29 °C 0 mm
July 7.5 32 h 32 °C 2 mm
August 3.0 15 h 30 °C 1 mm
September 5.5 28 h 26 °C 20 mm
October 6.5 34 h 20 °C 60 mm
November 1.5 9 h 17 °C 78 mm
December 4.0 17 h 12 °C 123 mm

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Technical details of Eşelek / Gökçeada spot

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

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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