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🇬🇷 Ixia

/IXIA · RHODES TOWN/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · WIND-SWELL BEACH
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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Ixia · Rhodes Town

/IXIA/
36.427°N · 28.197°E

Getting there

From Rhodes Town centre · 4 km · 10 min
Airport Rhodes (RHO) · 12 km · 15 min
Note Rhodes' closest major wind-sports beach to the capital — sandy and pebbly shore with reliable side-onshore Meltemi, easier access than Prasonisi for a shorter session.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free seafront lots · ~120 spaces
Fills by Popular with hotel-based wind-sports schools · Jun–Sep for Meltemi
Walk to water ~2 min
Facilities Full resort strip · Hotels, restaurants, rental centres

Hazards

STRONG WIND Side-onshore Meltemi builds through the day — solid for intermediate-advanced, can be a lot for first-timers.
CROWDS Popular hotel-strip beach — busy with beginners and rental traffic in peak season.
SHALLOW ENTRY Sandy/pebbly shallow entry — watch footing, especially with gear in hand.
SIDE-ONSHORE WIND Wind here is side-onshore rather than cleanly offshore — good for wind sports, less ideal for pure wave quality.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide · rising
Peak season Jun–Sep · N/NE Meltemi wind-swell · Closest major wind-sports beach to Rhodes Town
Swell key N/NE Meltemi swell · Side-onshore wind, sandy/pebbly beach · Easier access than Prasonisi
Level Beginner–intermediate · More forgiving than Prasonisi, good for learning
Dawn patrol A good half-day option if you don't have time for the drive to Prasonisi — still solid Meltemi wind most summer afternoons.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Ixia
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JAN
3/2
17°
FEB
3/2
16.5°
MAR
3/2
17°
APR
3/2
18°
MAY
SHORT
20.5°
JUN
SHORT
23.5°
JUL
SHORT
26°
AUG
SHORT
27.5°
SEP
SHORT
26.5°
OCT
SHORT
24°
NOV
3/2
21.5°
DEC
3/2
19°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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ON-SITE
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Ixia windsurf station

IXIA · ON-SITE
Established windsurf/wind-sports station on the beach
Windsurf/kite lessonfrom €50
Board + rig rentalfrom €40/day
Group discountsavailable
Ask at the beach
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Prasonisi kite/windsurf centres

PRASONISI · 45 KM SOUTH
Rhodes' premier wind-sports destination
Windsurf/kite lessonfrom €50
Board + rig rentalfrom €40/day
Group discountsavailable
Ask locally
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Surf shops nearby

Ixia windsurf/watersports shops
ON-SITE · Full rental range
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Rhodes Town sports shops
RHODES TOWN · 4 KM · Full range
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Ialyssos kite centres
IALYSSOS · 4 KM SOUTH · Kite-focused rental
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Food & coffee

Ixia hotel-strip restaurants
ON-SITE · Wide choice
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Rhodes Town old town restaurants
4 KM · Historic medieval town dining
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Ialyssos restaurants
4 KM · Wider resort dining
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N/NE Meltemi wind-swell, side-onshore and building through the day. Tell us the conditions — we'll text you when everything lines up.

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