You can go windsurfing on most beaches and, if you’re a beginner, many have schools and instructors on hand so you can take lessons as well as rent equipment. Those places provide special accommodation options where both you and your equipment are welcome.

Another highly popular destination for windsurfers and kite surfers alike, Rhodes also has the advantage of having an airport with flights from a wide range of international destinations.

Prasonissi, on Rhodes southern tip is probably the most famous windsurfing location for more experienced surfers, featuring some of the strongest winds. Theologos, Ialisos, Ixia and Paradeisi are all also good options with a number of windsurfing clubs offering lessons for all ages.

One of the oldest clubs in Greece is Windsurfers’ World on the bay of Ixia which has been operating for three decades. According to the club’s instructors, the bay offers a range of conditions suitable for all abilities. Specifically, the in the morning the winds tend to be lighter and the sea flatter creating the perfect conditions for beginner and intermediate lessons. As the day progresses the wind customarily strengthens, peaking in intensity in the afternoon when the bay becomes a playground for freestylers and freeracers.

Located in the southeastern Aegean, Karpathos has some of the strongest and most reliable winds in the country so it is no surprise that windsurfing is by now well-established. The location with the best conditions is Afiartis near the southern tip of the island where several organized surf clubs operate only a few minutes away at the airport.

Two surf stations relatively close to each other. The first is on Chicken Bay where the protected bay, flatter waters and less powerful winds create conditions good for beginners. The more experienced head to nearby Gun Bay where true highwind windsurfing is on offer with winds that regularly pass 7 Beaufort. It is not by chance that the area has hosted world speed racing competitions in the past.

Many clubs operate across Kos thanks to the island’s reliable and steady winds. The most famous locations are Mastichari, Kefalos, Aghios Stefanos, Psalidi and Lambi, and as in most of the Aegean, the winds are strongest in June, July and August.

Predominantly cross-offshore winds create a flat-water sailing area good for intermediates and beginners in the morning, and freestyle tricksters and speed hounds later in the day when the wind picks up.