Destination guide
Kitesurfing in Rhodes
Where the Meltemi meets two seas at the southern tip of Rhodes, and a sandbar divides flat water from waves.
About Rhodes
Rhodes has been a Meltemi island for as long as people have sailed here. The summer northerly funnels between the island and the Turkish coast, accelerates through the strait, and lands on a coastline that offers two entirely different kinds of riding within an hour's drive.
Prasonisi, at the southern tip, is the famous one: a sandbar where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean, with a flat lagoon on one side and a wave zone on the other, and a few metres of sand between them. It is the strongest wind on the island and it belongs to intermediate riders and above — the flat side blows offshore, the beach carries rocks and traffic, and in high summer it is very crowded. Kremasti, on the north-west coast twelve kilometres from Rhodes town, is the everyday alternative: a good 18 to 20 knots most afternoons, side-shore, choppy as the wind builds and flatter early in the morning. Fanes lies further along the same coast and is usually treated as a day trip.
The season runs June to September, with the wind building through the afternoon. Water reaches 28 to 29°C in high summer. And Rhodes itself — the medieval walled town, Lindos, the interior — is a genuine holiday island rather than a kite camp.
When to go
Best months: May, June, July, August, September.
Plan your kitesurfing holiday
Use the local kite area guides to check riding conditions and access, then match your travel month and accommodation to your experience and travel companions.
Explore the region
Kite areas
3 distinct riding areas documented within this destination.