Kite Area guide
Santa Maria, Paros
Santa Maria is the north-eastern alternative to Pounta, on the same summer Meltemi and a different side of the island.
When to kite
Best months: May, June, July, August, September.
About this Kite Area
Santa Maria lies on the north-east coast of Paros and is the island's other established kitesurfing beach, ridden on the same Meltemi that serves Pounta on the far side.
The season is the island's: May to September, with the genuine high season a compact eight weeks or so across July and August, when the northerly blows strong and dry across the Aegean and strengthens through the afternoons.
Published detail specific to this beach — launch areas, depth, hazards — is thinner than for Pounta, which carries most of the island's kite traffic and both of its schools. Confirm conditions and any current restrictions locally before riding here.