🇹🇷 Özlen Beach (Patara)
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Best directionW
Wind speed12–20kt
SeasonMay – Sep
Skill levelBeginner
WaterFlat + waves
Ridden forKitesurfing
A vast, protected beach beside the ruins of ancient Patara on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, with gentler thermal wind than the Aegean spots further north.
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Getting thereAbout 1.5 hours from Dalaman Airport (DLM), near Gelemiş village. A car is necessary for the rural tracks to the Özlen beach access; free…
HazardsA powerful river current entering the sea creates unpredictable swirling water and shifting sandbars. This is a wild, open beach with zero infrastructure or…
Best time of dayAfternoon, once summer heat over the Patara dunes triggers a strong WNW thermal — builds real chop and rolling…
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