Med Swim Report

Koumpara

Ios, Greece · faces W

Koumpara today: choppy all day. Water 22°C (refreshing). Open to the north wind, with about 34 km of water upwind.

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Open to the north wind, with about 34 km of water upwind.

Water22°CRefreshing
Wind at 14:00Moderate breeze N · 21 km/h
Sun07:18–18:55UV 6 max
Air22°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.8 m0.8 m0.8 m0.8 m
Wind 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 21 20 17 16
Gusts5150494645434241424242414642
Air19°19°20°20°21°22°22°22°22°22°22°21°20°20°

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 today

NESW

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 6Choppy all dayChoppy
  • Wed 7Choppy until 13:00, then small wavesChoppy
  • Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
  • Fri 9Small waves all daySmall waves
  • Sat 10Small waves until 10:00, then calmCalm
  • Sun 11Small waves all daySmall waves
  • Mon 12Calm until 16:00, then small wavesSmall waves

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January18°C16°C – 18°CCold
February17°C16°C – 18°CCold
March17°C16°C – 18°CCold
April18°C17°C – 18°CCold
May19°C18°C – 21°CCool
June23°C21°C – 24°CRefreshing
July25°C24°C – 26°CWarm
August26°C25°C – 27°CWarm
September25°C24°C – 26°CWarm
October23°C22°C – 24°CRefreshing
November21°C20°C – 22°CRefreshing
December19°C18°C – 20°CCool

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

EU water quality Excellent

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Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: KOUMPARA.