Kitesurf Location - Peloponnese / Bouka ( ID bouka )
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Continent:
Europe
Country:
Greece
Next Big City (Airport):
Kalamata
Next Town:
Messini
Latitude:
37.0153
Longitude:
22.0019
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate - Expert
Good for:
Features:
- Shower - Toilet - Food
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Type:
- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers - Mole
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information
Deep water with choppy waves. Harbor mole. Few swimmers in the water.
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Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium
Hazards:
- Power Lines
Location crowds:
No Information
Big beach that covers all the gulf of Kalamata. There is a electricity cable downwind all way, except after Oasis Beach Bar, the last bar of the Messini beach. Sandy beach with ok space, some plants and cactus downwind but by far the best place is after the beach bar.
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Spring:
- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Hot summer. From November till April you need a wetsuit.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- June - July - September
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- SSE - S - SSW
Main Direction:
- SSE - S - SSW
The usual wind is thermal. In summer the thermal wind comes in the afternoon with onshore wind. Advice: have a big kite or sail with you. 13-19 knots.
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Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Get to Kalamata and drive to Messini. Then south to the ocean and Bouka. Find the Oasis Beach Bar, after it you will find lots of space until the marina.
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Very good nightlife in Kalamata, especially in Berga with tough clubbing, mainly locals.
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