Makrys Gialos, Kefalonia

Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece · faces SW

Makrys Gialos, Kefalonia today: calm all day. Water 25°C (warm). Light winds.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 9 km/h

Sun07:38–19:13UV 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	0.1 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	4	6	7	9	10	11	11	12	9	7
Gusts	10	9	9	8	10	13	14	18	19	19	20	20	20	16
Air	19°	19°	20°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze S · 12 km/h

Sun07:39–19:12UV 6 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	0.2 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
Wind	5	5	4	3	7	9	11	12	12	11	11	9	6	2
Gusts	8	8	8	7	13	17	19	21	21	21	20	19	15	10
Air	19°	19°	20°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	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.

Choppy

Calm early, choppy around 16:00–20:00.

Open to the south wind, with about 22 km of water upwind.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze S · 16 km/h

Sun07:40–19:10UV 5 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy · rain 50%

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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	5	5	5	9	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	12	10	7
Gusts	9	10	10	17	24	26	27	28	28	26	24	23	21	18
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze SW · 12 km/h

Sun07:41–19:09UV 4 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy · rain 53%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m
Wind	6	6	6	7	9	11	11	12	12	10	8	6	4	2
Gusts	10	11	12	14	17	19	20	20	20	18	16	13	10	8
Air	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby on Friday

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 4 km/h

Sun07:42–19:07UV 3 max

Air22°CThunderstorms · rain 38%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m
Wind	3	4	5	5	6	8	6	4	2	3	6	8	8	6
Gusts	9	10	12	15	19	21	20	19	17	17	17	17	19	19
Air	21°	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	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 Saturday

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 5 km/h

Sun07:42–19:06UV 5 max

Air24°CShowers · rain 30%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m
Wind	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	3	2
Gusts	17	14	12	12	12	13	15	16	18	18	19	18	17	14
Air	21°	21°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air S · 4 km/h

Sun07:43–19:05UV 5 max

Air23°CShowers

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	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	1
Gusts	9	9	9	9	11	12	13	14	15	15	14	13	11	9
Air	20°	19°	20°	20°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	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.

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, choppy around 16:00–20:00Choppy
Fri 9Choppy all dayChoppy
Sat 10Choppy all dayChoppy
Sun 11Small waves all daySmall waves
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	17°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
February	16°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	25°C – 29°C	Warm
September	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
October	23°C	22°C – 25°C	Refreshing
November	22°C	20°C – 23°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. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: MAKRYS GIALOS.