Gialos Draganou

Lefkada, Greece · faces W

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

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 8 km/h

Sun07:37–19:12UV 5 max

Air26°CPartly cloudy

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	7	6	5	2	3	6	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	7
Gusts	12	12	11	9	9	16	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	14
Air	17°	17°	19°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	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.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 7 km/h

Sun07:38–19:11UV 6 max

Air26°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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m
Wind	6	6	5	3	6	7	7	7	8	9	10	9	7	5
Gusts	12	11	10	10	14	17	18	18	19	20	22	22	20	17
Air	17°	17°	19°	22°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	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.

Choppy

Small waves until 16:00, then choppy.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SE · 8 km/h

Sun07:39–19:09UV 5 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy · rain 48%

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	5	6	6	8	10	11	9	8	7	7	5	6	5	2
Gusts	12	12	14	18	22	24	24	20	18	16	15	13	13	11
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby on Thursday

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 8 km/h

Sun07:40–19:08UV 5 max

Air25°CPartly cloudy · rain 72%

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	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	8	10	10	9	7	6	6
Gusts	8	9	10	11	12	14	16	19	21	21	19	18	17	16
Air	21°	21°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	23°

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 · 5 km/h

Sun07:41–19:06UV 2 max

Air23°CThunderstorms · rain 61%

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	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.6 m
Wind	2	2	3	4	5	5	3	5	6	4	3	5	4	4
Gusts	15	13	12	13	14	16	19	24	26	23	17	13	18	19
Air	21°	21°	21°	21°	22°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°	22°	22°	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.

Calmer nearby on Saturday

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 3 km/h

Sun07:42–19:05UV 5 max

Air24°CFog

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	5	5	5	5	4	3
Gusts	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	21	23	24	25	24	23	22
Air	19°	20°	20°	21°	23°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 5 km/h

Sun07:43–19:03UV 5 max

Air24°CShowers

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	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	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	5	4	3	3
Gusts	12	10	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	8
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	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.

Calmer nearby on Monday

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 8Small waves until 16:00, then choppyChoppy
Fri 9Choppy all dayChoppy
Sat 10Choppy all dayChoppy
Sun 11Small waves all daySmall waves
Mon 12Small waves all daySmall waves

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	16°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	17°C	16°C – 19°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	25°C – 29°C	Warm
August	27°C	25°C – 29°C	Warm
September	26°C	24°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: GIALOS DRAGANOU.