Spot Guide
Koufonisi, Cyclades · Greece
- Sports
- Windsurfing, SUP
- Water
- Flat water, Chop
- Level
- Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced, Expert
- Wind directions
- N, NE
- Flat water: N, NNE, NE
Spot description
Platia Pounda, also known as Italida, lies on Ano Koufonisi's south coast. The sandy beach is shallow and very busy in summer. Accounts of shelter from northerly wind conflict with the imported offshore direction. No preferred direction is therefore substantiated; wind and return options at this remote launch require particular care.
More spot information
Best directions according to the source dataset: north and northeast, offshore. Local tourist information describes the beach as sheltered from northerly winds. Because of this contradiction, N/NE are retained only as imported source data and are not assigned to a water condition.
The source dataset gives no water-character category. Online information describes a sandy, gently sloping beach usually sheltered during the Meltemi. Busy in summer; no reliable services directly on the beach.
Around 2 km from the main village; according to the municipality, accessible only via the coastal path.
Remote beach with no assured services; very busy in summer. Wind information is contradictory.