Helios Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cyprus

Spot currently openIntermediate level 34.82 | 32.39

Overview

Helios Bay, on the west coast of Cyprus. West-facing bay north of Paphos. Dominant west and northwest wind.

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Spot forecast for Helios Bay

Sunrise 07:00 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Helios Bay: 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

237h

in August · 28 rideable days

The season runs from July to October, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 237 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is December, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days28 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days11 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days28 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days11 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 16 °C. The wettest month is December, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Helios Bay
Monthly averages — Helios Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 81 h 18 °C 75 mm
February 14.0 100 h 16 °C 25 mm
March 16.5 149 h 20 °C 28 mm
April 20.0 167 h 22 °C 16 mm
May 22.0 201 h 24 °C 15 mm
June 16.5 117 h 29 °C 0 mm
July 26.5 220 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 28.0 237 h 30 °C 0 mm
September 27.0 197 h 29 °C 1 mm
October 25.5 170 h 26 °C 10 mm
November 11.5 72 h 23 °C 43 mm
December 11.0 76 h 18 °C 124 mm

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Technical details of Helios Bay 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: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

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