IOS Plakoto
Surf spot · Greece
Is it worth the trip?
3Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- SW 18 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- N 16 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- N 23 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft6 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- N 21 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- N 17 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 12, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 32, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 51, too small
- Fri 60, too small
- Sat 70, too small
- Sun 81, too small
- Mon 92, too small
- Tue 104, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the south-west, 18 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 3 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north, 16 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north, 23 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too small | under 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north, 21 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north, 17 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 19°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About IOS Plakoto
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (324°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (144°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ios, 6.9 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,250–US$2,370 each
about US$1,250–US$2,370 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JTR, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$596–US$1,230 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$121–US$208 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,250–US$2,370 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ios
12 min by car · 91 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Ios its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 15m
About 20h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JTR, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → JTR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.