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Αμμόχωστος, Cyprus · 34.9852, 33.9838

Best wind
Unverified for the database pin. Nearby Vathia Gonia is officially described as wind-sheltered, so do not infer that it works in a named direction; use only a locally confirmed side-onshore/onshore return angle and reject offshore drift: https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
Season
Unverified. The community listing says winter is windier, but no independent exact-launch evidence was found. The nearby official beach has lifeguards April-October, which is a bathing-service season rather than a foil-wind season: https://wingfoiltips.com/spots/cyprus/%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%87%CF%89%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82/paralimni/ https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
Water
The pin is not a water-entry coordinate. Nearby Vathia Gonia is an official sandy beach in a natural rocky bay with relatively calm water and little headwind; treat that as nearby context only, not proof of conditions at an exact Paralimni launch: https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
Experience
Community wing-foil candidate only; no reliable public source rates the exact launch or confirms instruction/rescue. The database pin is on land about 450 m northeast of the official Vathia Gonia beach coordinate, and that nearby managed swimming/water-sports beach is not an independent foil-level rating: https://wingfoiltips.com/spots/cyprus/%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%87%CF%89%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82/paralimni/ https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
Hazards
Candidate-location uncertainty is material: confirm the actual launch before rigging. Nearby Vathia Gonia is a managed swimming and water-sports beach with a natural rocky bay and April-October lifeguards; stay outside bathing and powered-water-sports areas, inspect foil depth/rocks, and do not rely on the bay's wind shelter for a return if the wind fades or turns offshore: https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
Parking & access
The database pin is on land near Nissi Avenue rather than in the water. The nearby official Vathia Gonia profile confirms car-parking facilities, but does not establish foil-equipment unloading, fees or a legal launch corridor from this pin: https://www.visitcyprus.com/discover-cyprus/sun-sea/beaches/vathia-gonia-beach-blue-flag/
“Great spot at Cyprus for wing foiling! Better wind in winter, but a paradise environment. Requested-field batch 18 verified 2026-08-02: The source label says Paralimni, but the coordinate is an Ayia Napa land/parking-area pin near Vathia Gonia. Nearby official evidence is labeled nearby, not exact. No working exact camera, surf report or direct launch wind sensor was found.”
— via WingfoilTips via FoilersHub; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-02
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