Monolithos

Mesaria, Santorini, Greece · faces E

Monolithos today: choppy all day. Water 22°C (refreshing). Open to the north-west wind, with about 19 km of water upwind.

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Open to the north-west wind, with about 19 km of water upwind.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 17 km/h

Sun07:17–18:54UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	18	18	19	19	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	17	15	12
Gusts	33	33	36	36	35	33	31	30	32	34	34	33	31	27
Air	19°	19°	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°	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

Choppy

Choppy until 12:00, then small waves.

Partly sheltered from the north-west wind.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 13 km/h

Sun07:18–18:53UV 6 max

Air23°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	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
Wind	9	10	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	11	9
Gusts	22	22	26	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	23	18
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	22°	22°	22°	21°	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 tomorrow

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 7 km/h

Sun07:19–18:51UV 6 max

Air23°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	0.1 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	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	5
Gusts	15	14	12	12	13	13	13	15	17	18	18	18	16	16
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	21°	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.

Sheltered from the west wind: it blows off the land here.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze W · 14 km/h

Sun07:19–18:50UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 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
Wind	6	7	8	9	11	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	12	10
Gusts	15	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	29	30	30	29	27	24
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	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.

Water22°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:20–18:49UV 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	6	6	6	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	7	6
Gusts	15	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17
Air	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds. Offshore swell of 0.8 m mostly misses this beach.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 6 km/h

Sun07:21–18:47UV 5 max

Air22°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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	2	2	2	3	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3
Gusts	33	35	36	38	40	41	40	39	37	34	30	27	23	20
Air	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water22°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air N · 4 km/h

Sun07:22–18:46UV 5 max

Air23°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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2
Gusts	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	16	13
Air	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	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.

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 12:00, then small wavesChoppy
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
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	16°C – 18°C	Cold
February	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	23°C	21°C – 24°C	Refreshing
July	25°C	24°C – 26°C	Warm
August	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
September	25°C	24°C – 26°C	Warm
October	23°C	22°C – 24°C	Refreshing
November	21°C	20°C – 22°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: MONOLITHOS.