Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Aegean Sea, Greece)

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Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Surf Guide

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) in Aegean Sea is a fairly exposed sandbar break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Still reasonable in light onshore winds The location means that groundswells are unknown and the ideal wave direction is from the north. The sandbar break provides left and right handers. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded. Watch out for rocks.

Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	inconsistent	17.5°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.

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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:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:01 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Megalo Plakoto (Ios)

Current tide and informaton

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

Next High Water: 03:41pm | 0.07m

Next Low Water: 01:31am | 0.02m

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Megalo Plakoto (Ios) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.5 °C) at Megalo Plakoto (Ios) is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 19.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite