REAL NATURE SOUNDS
Spend a while beside the sea.
Listen to a wave arrive, spread across the shore and fall away. Explore quieter beach water, an evening coastline and rain mixed with the sea.
RECORDED BY THE IONIAN SEA
Listen to Sissia Beach.
A short field recording of gentle waves on Kefalonia’s southern coast. Press play for a moment by the Ionian Sea.
Sissia Beach · Kefalonia, Greece
Dreamy Ocean Waves at Sissia Beach
Small waves wash onto a quiet shore of sand and pebbles. Pine-covered slopes and the warm light of evening frame this secluded stretch of Kefalonia’s southern coast.
Listen to the whole wave
An ocean recording often changes within each wave. There is the arrival, the water spreading over the shore, and the softer retreat before the next approach. Some scenes place those events close to you; others form a wider wash of sound. Spend a few moments following one complete wave, then let the wider coastline come back into view. You do not need to match your breathing to its rhythm.
Three ways to visit a coast
The Gerakas Beach Ambience video was recorded at sunrise on Zakynthos, Greece, and its catalogue description identifies gentle waves meeting the sand. The Sissia Beach selection shows a sunset on Kefalonia with natural stereo coastal sound. A rainy-beach recording adds another texture: falling drops mixed with the arrival and retreat of the sea. The video cards below show their current catalogue details and open their full watch pages.
Choose the amount of movement
A wave’s rising level can be part of what you enjoy, or it can keep drawing your attention. Try a quiet level first and listen through several arrivals before deciding. When comparing a gentle beach with a more changing scene, keep the overall playback level similar. If you prefer less variation, the river and rain families offer other textures to explore.
A coastal view also gives you the choice of watching the landscape or listening with the screen aside. On a television, use the YouTube viewing route and the controls available in its app. In the NatureScapes iPhone app, explore the currently available soundscapes and optional mixing tools. A website Ambience video and an app item may be different recordings, so choose the experience that is available where you want to listen.
