Vela

Astakos, Greece · faces SW

Vela today: calm all day. Water 24°C (warm). Light winds.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 8 km/h

Sun07:36–19:11UV 5 max

Air26°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	7	7	7	5	3	1	6	8	8	8	8	6	5	4
Gusts	21	21	20	18	16	15	16	19	18	18	18	18	16	11
Air	16°	16°	18°	21°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	23°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 8 km/h

Sun07:36–19:09UV 6 max

Air26°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	7	7	6	5	3	3	6	8	8	7	7	7	6	5
Gusts	13	13	13	11	11	12	15	19	19	18	17	14	14	12
Air	16°	16°	18°	21°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	22°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Small waves

Calm early, small waves around 13:00–17:00.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 10 km/h

Sun07:37–19:08UV 5 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.3 m
Wind	6	6	6	5	4	7	9	10	9	8	6	6	4	2
Gusts	13	14	15	17	19	20	20	21	20	20	18	15	12	9
Air	17°	17°	18°	20°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calmer nearby on Thursday

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 8 km/h

Sun07:38–19:06UV 5 max

Air25°CPartly cloudy · rain 44%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	5	5	4	2	3	6	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6
Gusts	13	12	12	14	17	20	23	25	27	29	30	30	27	22
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 6 km/h

Sun07:39–19:05UV 5 max

Air24°CRain · rain 35%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	6	8	7	4	3	3	3
Gusts	16	14	13	13	12	13	19	28	31	26	17	10	14	15
Air	20°	20°	20°	21°	23°	24°	23°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	20°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 6 km/h

Sun07:40–19:03UV 5 max

Air24°CFog · rain 33%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	6	8	8	7	5	4	4
Gusts	6	6	6	8	10	12	14	17	18	18	18	17	16	13
Air	17°	17°	18°	19°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 6 km/h

Sun07:41–19:02UV 5 max

Air24°CFog · rain 30%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	5	5	4	2	2	4	4	6	7	6	3	1	1	2
Gusts	12	11	10	10	10	11	13	16	17	16	14	12	10	8
Air	17°	17°	18°	19°	21°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Why this beach behaves this way

The blue shape shows open water around the beach: the longer the wedge, the more sea the wind can cross before it reaches you. The black line is the wind direction at 14:00 today. When the wind comes from a short wedge or from land, the water stays flat.

Next 7 days

Tue 6Calm all dayCalm
Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
Thu 8Calm early, small waves around 13:00–17:00Small waves
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Calm all dayCalm
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	18°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
February	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
March	16°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
May	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	21°C – 26°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	24°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	25°C – 29°C	Warm
September	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
October	24°C	22°C – 25°C	Refreshing
November	22°C	20°C – 24°C	Refreshing
December	19°C	18°C – 20°C	Cool

Monthly averages 2023–2025 for the open sea nearby. Range covers 80% of readings.

EU water quality Excellent

Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: VELA 1; VELA 2.