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Santorini tides
Santorini has 34 coastal places, including 6 main ones. Its astronomical tide is only about 0.3 ft: here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure.
Main placesOther places
- Astronomical tide 0.3 ft almost none: wind and pressure rule
- Coastal places 34 6 main ones
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
- Sun 6:37 am–5:26 pm 10 h 49 min of daylight
- Moon 93% · 6:53 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 10:29 pm
Santorini at a glance
- Coastal places: 34 (6 main ones and 28 more): 29 towns and cities and 5 beaches.
- Region: South Aegean.
- Astronomical tide: about 0.3 ft from high to low today (FES2022 station, AVISO/CNES). Wind and pressure move the sea more than the tide does.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with the moon near perigee.
Main places on Santorini
The other 28 places on Santorini
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Agia Paraskevi
- Agios Georgios (Nomós Kykládon)
- Akrotíri (Nomós Kykládon)
- Áno Vourvoúlos
- Exo Gialos
- Exomytis
- Firostefani
- Foinikiá
- Kamari (Nomós Kykládon)
- Kamari Beach
- Kappariés
- Karterados
- Katoikiés
- Kontochóri
- Megalohori
- Monólithos
- Monolithos Beach
- Perissa
- Perissa beach
- Perivolos
- Porí
- Pýrgos
- Thérmi
- Thólos
- Vlychada
- Vlychada beach
- Vóthonas
- Vourvoúlos
Questions about the tides on Santorini
Are there tides on Santorini?
Very small ones: today the astronomical tide is about 0.3 ft between high and low tide (FES2022 station). The sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure, which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.
When are the next spring tides on Santorini?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. Here the tide is so small that they are hardly noticeable.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Santorini?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:37 am and sets at 5:26 pm: 10 h 49 min of daylight.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide