İzmir, Turkey
Feb · 34% rideableAlaçatı
What it's actually like
Alaçatı Bay is a shallow, U-shaped bay of about 2 km² on the peninsula at the western end of İzmir province, on the Aegean. SURF magazine calls it a freeride spot in transition: the old fishing harbour is now a marina, and the west shore is a line of windsurf centres, hotels and restaurants. Inside the bay the water stays flat, with a standing area that the magazine puts at about 500 metres.
June to September is the season. In each of those months about half the days or more clear 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, and July is the pick, at about seven in ten. The mean over those rideable hours is about 14 knots. It builds through the day: in July the share of windy days rises from about 6 per cent at eight in the morning to about two in three by four in the afternoon, and SURF magazine says it is strongest in the late afternoon. In July more than half the days give a windsurfer three hours at 13 knots, enough to be planing on a big freeride sail. From October to May between about one day in five and one in three is rideable.
The magazine puts the water at about 20°C in June and over 25°C in July and August.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
February · 34%. 9 rideable days in 28, 3.1 hours a day over 12 kt. Bring a book.
Where else it blows in February
ERA5 puts the share of rideable days 22.6 points higher here, and no weather station has settled it, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
February in the record
34% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In February the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (33% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 2pm, on 34% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
February on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Alaçatı report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jul · HighSURF magazine describes a shore lined end to end with surf schools, hotels and restaurants, and says the spot is usually quite full in July and August. A spot guide calls the kite entrance crowded. WindChaser has no crowd count by month yet.
On the water
What February usually does
February sits outside the best months here. 34% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 5 stays near Alaçatı on one page