Surf-Forecast | Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 36.79° N 25.29° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Megalo Plakoto (Ios) sea temperature is

21.5°C

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Surf Guide

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) in Aegean Sea is a reasonably exposed sandbar break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Surfable in an onshore breeze There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the best wave direction is from the north. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. The location means that it never gets crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	inconsistent	21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Megalo Plakoto (Ios):

The best conditions reported for surf at Megalo Plakoto (Ios) occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

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Explore Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Location Map

Interactive Megalo Plakoto (Ios) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Megalo Plakoto (Ios) is Santorini Airport (JTR) in Greece, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Megalo Plakoto (Ios) is Mikonos (Mykonos) Airport (JMK), also in Greece, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 00:09 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	N	NNW	N	N
Period (s)	5	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Megalo Plakoto (Ios)

Current tide and informaton

For Megalo Plakoto (Ios), 0 km from Megalo Plakoto (Ios).

Next High Water: 09:54am | 0.05m

Next Low Water: 04:57am | 0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.5 °C) at Megalo Plakoto (Ios) is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite