🇹🇷 Urla (Gülbahçe Spot)
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Best directionN
Wind speed12–22kt
SeasonJun – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A quieter bay near Izmir, sharing the Aegean coast's Meltemi wind with a fraction of Alaçatı's crowds.
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Getting there45 minutes west of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) via the O-32 (Gülbahçe exit). A car is needed; free parking on the packed sand and gravel behind…
HazardsAn extensive shallow sand and mud shelf runs for hundreds of meters, but hydrofoils will strike bottom close to shore. Genuinely beginner-friendly, but watch…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when the Meltemi gets thermally reinforced by the hot Aegean interior for a flawless side-shore blow…
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