Top 10 kitesurfing spots in Europe
The best kitesurfing spots over the whole year.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: Mykonos – Korfos (Greece), Limnos – Keros (Greece) & Naxos – Mikri Vigla (Greece).
Mykonos – KorfosGreece · best June–August12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ JMK 2 km2
Limnos – KerosGreece · best June–September12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ CKZ 95 km3
Naxos – Mikri ViglaGreece · best June–September11 good monthsIntermediate and up · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ JMK 50 km4
Karpathos – AfiadaGreece · best July–September12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 26°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km5
El MédanoSpain · best July–August11 good monthsIntermediate and up · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ TFS 3 km6
Tiree – BalevullinUnited Kingdom · best January, October, December12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 11°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ TRE 6 km7
Sylt – WesterlandGermany · best January, October–December12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 8°C water in season, 6/5 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ GWT 3 km8
Paros – New Golden BeachGreece · best January–February, July11 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 20°C water in season, 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ JMK 48 km9
Rømø – LakolkDenmark · best January, October, December12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 7°C water in season, 6/5 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ GWT 28 km10
BrouwersdamNetherlands · best January, October–December12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 10°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ RTM 45 kmHow this list is made: A good month has at least 12 windy days. The score adds how good the best half of the year is and how much of the year is good; warm water counts a little. Spots with a local thermal wind are left out of the wind rankings, because weather models miss their wind.