When sailing the Greek islands it is very important that you know all the information about the winds.
In the following table you can find the wind directions in Greece.
| Abbrev. | Compass Point | Traditional Greek Name (phonetic) |
| N | 000 | TRAMONTANA |
| NNE | 022 30’ | GRAEGOTRAMONTANA |
| NE | 045 | GRAEGOS |
| ENE | 067 30’ | GRAEGOLEVANTES |
| E | 090 | LEVANTES |
| ESE | 112 30’ | SOROCOLEVANTES |
| SE | 135 | SOROCOS |
| SSE | 157 30’ | OSTRIASOROCOS |
| S | 180 | OSTRIA |
| SSW | 202 30’ | OSTRIOGARMPIS |
| SW | 225 | GARMPIS |
| WSW | 247 30’ | POUNENTOGARMPIS |
| W | 270 | POUNENTES |
| WNW | 292 30’ | POUNENTOMAISTROS |
| NW | 315 | MAISTROS |
| NNW | 337 30’ | MAISTROTRAMONTANA |