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Sounion Beach

Regional Unit of East Attica, Attica, Greece

Sounion Beach 3 photos

  • Cape Sounion, Greece

    Cape Sounion, Greece. Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cape Sounion, Greece

    Cape Sounion, Greece. Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cape Sounion

    Cape Sounion. Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:36 pm
Now
6.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
4.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
43 km/hmph N
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
6.7GoodNow43
7.2Great9 am42
8.1Great10 am32
7.4Great11 am74
7.5Great12 pm74
6.6Good1 pm96
4.9Fair2 pm75
4.0Fair3 pm85
4.0Fair4 pm127
3.9Poor5 pm127
4.1Fair6 pm95
Sat
8.4Great8 am64
8.6Excellent9 am64
9.1Excellent10 am64
9.2Excellent11 am117
9.0Excellent12 pm128
8.7Excellent1 pm128
8.5Excellent2 pm128
8.6Excellent3 pm117
9.2Excellent4 pm106
9.0Excellent5 pm96
7.6Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.4 m. High at 1 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.4 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 miKTEL Cape Sounio
Nearest town
3 km1.9 miΛεγρενά (village)
Nearest airport
85 km53 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σύρου "Δημήτριος Βικέλας" (JSY)

Nearby places

  • ΑκρογιάλιFish
    90 m300 ft
  • O ΗλίαςFish
    130 m430 ft
  • Naos Cafe RestaurantFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sounion Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 10%