Spot Guide
Paleo Faliro, Attica · Greece
- Sports
- Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, SUP
- Water
- Flat water, Small waves, Chop
- Level
- Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced, Expert
- Wind directions
- N, N, E, S, SW, SW, W, W, NW
- Small waves: SW, W, NW
Spot description
Paleo Faliro includes several sections of Athens' waterfront. Flisvos, Batis and Edem differ in access, beach width and boat traffic. West and southwest wind can build waves, but conditions are variable and can ease quickly. Choose the beach section and local permissions carefully.
More spot information
Best directions: west, southwest and south; west and southwest are also named as main directions. North and east are marked unfavourable. Northwest wind can create moderate waves but, like the other directions, is unreliable according to the source.
Northwest occasionally creates moderate small waves; west and southwest wind makes the water wavy. Conditions can fade quickly. The source also describes mixed water quality.
On Paleo Faliro's waterfront south of central Athens; the spot name includes Flisvos, Batis and Edem.
Several swimming and shoreline sections and many people in the water; wind and waves are inconsistent. The source notes visible litter and poor water quality.