Alaçatı

Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Windsurfing, Parawing, SUP

Best time to go: July

Alaçatı is on the Çeşme peninsula west of İzmir, on Turkey's Aegean coast. In summer a strong, steady northerly wind blows here most days, funnelled by the local terrain, and it has made the bay one of the best-known windsurf centres in the Mediterranean.

The bay is shallow with a sandy bottom, giving flat water near shore and chop further out. The shallow area is great for learning, but foilers should watch the depth until they are in deeper water. The main season runs from late spring to early autumn, peaking in July and August, when the wind is strongest and most consistent. The bay is well equipped, with many centres offering lessons, rental and rescue, and it can get very crowded in high season. The water warms up through the summer, though a thin wetsuit is still useful on windy days.

Month by month at Alaçatı

January: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 18°C, air 14°C (nights 9°C), 25 sunny days, 13 rainy days
February: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 1 m, water 17°C, air 14°C (nights 8°C), 24 sunny days, 9 rainy days
March: 11 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 17°C, air 16°C (nights 9°C), 29 sunny days, 7 rainy days
April: 9 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 17°C, air 20°C (nights 13°C), 28 sunny days, 5 rainy days
May: 9 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 19°C, air 24°C (nights 16°C), 30 sunny days, 4 rainy days
June: 16 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 22°C, air 30°C (nights 21°C), 30 sunny days, 2 rainy days
July: 21 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 23°C, air 32°C (nights 24°C), 31 sunny days, 0 rainy days
August: 15 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 25°C, air 31°C (nights 23°C), 31 sunny days, 1 rainy day
September: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 24°C, air 28°C (nights 20°C), 30 sunny days, 2 rainy days
October: 10 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 22°C, air 23°C (nights 16°C), 30 sunny days, 3 rainy days
November: 11 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 20°C, air 19°C (nights 14°C), 26 sunny days, 12 rainy days
December: 9 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 19°C, air 16°C (nights 11°C), 26 sunny days, 9 rainy days

When is the best time to go kitesurfing, wingfoiling, windsurfing & parawing at Alaçatı?

July, when it is windy most often.

How warm is the water at Alaçatı?

17°C to 25°C over the year: a shorty or lycra in the warmest month, a 4/3 full suit in the coolest.

How windy is Alaçatı?

About 152 days a year with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots in the daytime, most in July.

Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).

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