🇬🇷 Chalikounas
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Best directionNW
Wind speed12–20kt
SeasonApr – Oct
Skill levelAll levels
WaterLagoon flat & open chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
Corfu's most popular kite spot despite rarely feeling crowded — a narrow sandy spit between the freshwater Lake Korission and the open sea, so flat lagoon water and real chop sit just steps apart. A thermal northwest sideshore wind fills in through the summer, off the beaten track enough that swimmers rarely bother the kiters.
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Getting thereSouthwest coast of Corfu, about 45 minutes from Corfu International Airport (CFU). A car is essential for the narrow unpaved sand spit separating the ocean…
HazardsAn open-sea setup with a moderate shorebreak and a real longshore current that drags riders downwind. Lake Korission itself, right behind the beach, is a…
Best time of dayAfternoon, May-September, when the NW Maestral gets heavily accelerated by thermal compression along the coast…
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