The report · Akyaka · Kite · October · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Muğla, Turkey

Akyaka

KiteOctober

0% of October days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

October sits outside the best months here. This report carries the record for October as it is, and no direction or session norm, because there is none to quote. Section 02 shows the year-by-year spread; section 06 shows which months to come instead.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windrecord only02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04The kite beach and its schoolsno data05Shallows & getting help06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026
Record
2022 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, DWD ICON-EU 7 km
Normals
2022 to 2026
Three Octobers
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite322210221021Windsurf322110021020Wing322210221021

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, October

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 50% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, October

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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October's own records

The month's own figures from three Octobers in the record, 2022 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days0 of 31Three Octobers in the record
Air25.6°CMaximum
Waves0.1 m0% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt0.0 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeSeptember1%0 rideable days in 30
Your monthOctober0%0 rideable days in 31
AfterNovember2%1 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Elif HotelHotel · Azmak riverOceanSoul’s base in Akyaka, beside the Azmak river, with a pool and breakfast buffet.
Kite Beach Akyaka$$$Kite lodge · Azmak riverBoutique hotel on the Azmak river mouth with its own IKO-certified kite school, breakfast included and a riverside yoga platform.
No22 Riders' InnHotel · 1.5 km to the kite beachSmall hotel in the village centre, set up for kiters and used by several schools, with its own beginner course and kit hire.

Lessons

Kiteboard GökovaSchool · KiteIKO certified kite lessons, children’s courses and radio helmet courses on Akçapınar Kite Beach.
OceanSoulSchool · KiteKitesurf and yoga weeks, based at the Elif Hotel.
Kite Beach AkyakaSchool · Kite · IKOIKO-certified school at the Kite Beach Akyaka hotel on the Azmak river mouth, so lessons and a room can be booked together.
ProKite.ClubSchool · KiteKite lessons from first steps to advanced, taught to an IKO-based method, plus a live wind station for Akyaka.

Kit

Kiteboard GökovaRental · KiteRental, sales and storage, with twin tips, surfboards and skimboards.
No22 Riders' InnRental · KiteKite gear hire from the inn in the village centre, which also runs its own school.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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The kite beach and its schools

Akçapınar Kite Beach
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found. The thermal builds through the morning and holds until sunset in the season.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Shallows & getting help

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

EmergenciesIn an emergency call 112. The coast guard line, 158, is joined into 112.
Shallow waterThe water is shallow over sand across the launching area. A fall at speed, especially on a foil, can reach the bottom.
Shallow sand

The launching area is shallow over sand and the seabed is almost all sand. A fall at speed, especially on a foil, can reach the bottom.

Getting help

Gökova Kitesurf Centre keeps a rescue boat on standby. In an emergency call 112; the coast guard line, 158, is joined into 112. No local rules for kiting were found in an official source: ask the schools on arrival.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportDalaman (DLM)Then by road. Travel time not checked against a route planner.
SeasonMay to SeptemberThe windiest months as the schools describe them. The record does not resolve the thermal.
Getting aroundCar or transferThe schools give their address as Akçapınar Kite Beach, Gökova.
What to pack
BeachSand. A long sandy beach at Akçapınar; the seabed is almost all sand.DepthShallow. A shallow launching area and flat water in front of the beach.Water18 to 25°C. May to September, from compiled research, not measured. Boardshorts from June to September, a shorty in May.LaunchAkçapınar. The kite beach, where the schools teach. Ask where lessons run.KitRent or bring. Kiteboard Gökova rents kit for all conditions.
Kite sizes for October

October has no session mean to size from, so no sizes are given.

JFMAMJJASOND

Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesMissingThe record (icon_eu at 7 km, cell 1.53 km, December 2022 to September 2026) shows under 4 per cent in every month: it does not resolve the thermal. Treat its figures as not describing the bay.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesMissingThe same series, the same limit.
01Direction, season, when it blowsWrittenFrom Gökova Kitesurf Centre (via Sportif), OceanSoul and Kiteguide. No wind strength is quoted.
02The month’s recordsMissingNot meaningful for this bay until a station check ships.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline.
05Hazards and rulesWrittenEmergency number from the Turkish Ministry of Interior. Shallows from the schools. No local kiting rule found in an official source.
06Airports, access, packingWrittenAirport and water temperature from compiled research. No kite sizes derived.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launch.

The record

Hourly wind, 2022 to 2026, from DWD ICON-EU via Open-Meteo: a 7 km grid, read at the cell 1.5 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over three to four years.

What we could not source for Akyaka

A wind record that sees the Akyaka thermal: a station check is needed before any figure is shown. Any local rule or protected-area restriction for kiting, from an official source. Hazards beyond the shallows, from a first-hand source. A school naming a windsurf or wing launch. A crowd count: the months above are compiled research. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. A checked travel time from the airport. Surveyed launch coordinates.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Konstantin Zamkov, CC BY 2.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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