Agios Nikolaos, Crete

Crete, Greece · faces E

Agios Nikolaos, Crete today: calm all day. Water 24°C (warm). Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here. Offshore swell of 0.9 m mostly misses this beach.

Calm

Calm all day.

Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here. Offshore swell of 0.9 m mostly misses this beach.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze N · 19 km/h

Sun07:15–18:54UV 6 max

Air26°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	12	11	12	14	18	17	19	19	20	19	16	12	7	6
Gusts	19	19	19	23	27	29	29	30	31	33	32	26	19	12
Air	18°	18°	21°	22°	24°	25°	25°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	22°	20°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Small waves

Calm early, small waves around 13:00–16:00.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NE · 13 km/h

Sun07:16–18:53UV 6 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.1 m
Wind	8	8	2	4	8	10	11	13	13	10	12	9	6	3
Gusts	12	12	12	9	14	18	19	21	22	20	19	18	13	9
Air	17°	17°	20°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	21°	20°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calmer nearby tomorrow

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze E · 13 km/h

Sun07:17–18:51UV 6 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	11	10	4	4	9	10	11	13	15	16	14	8	5	2
Gusts	16	16	16	8	16	18	19	22	24	25	26	22	12	6
Air	16°	17°	20°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°	21°	20°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Open to the east wind, with about 29 km of water upwind.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze E · 13 km/h

Sun07:18–18:50UV 6 max

Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	10	8	4	1	7	11	13	13	13	12	10	8	2	4
Gusts	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	17	16	13
Air	18°	19°	20°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	21°	19°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Open to the east wind, with about 29 km of water upwind.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze E · 13 km/h

Sun07:19–18:49UV 5 max

Air26°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	9	8	5	1	6	10	12	13	12	11	8	6	2	3
Gusts	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	20	21	19	17	15	13	13
Air	18°	19°	21°	22°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	26°	24°	23°	22°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 11 km/h

Sun07:19–18:47UV 5 max

Air25°CThunderstorms

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	4	4	2	2	6	10	11	11	10	8	5	3	2	2
Gusts	8	7	7	10	15	19	22	23	23	20	15	11	8	6
Air	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 10 km/h

Sun07:20–18:46UV 6 max

Air25°CShowers

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	4	5	4	2	5	9	10	10	10	8	6	4	2	1
Gusts	6	8	10	13	16	18	20	22	22	20	17	14	12	11
Air	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Why this beach behaves this way

The blue shape shows open water around the beach: the longer the wedge, the more sea the wind can cross before it reaches you. The black line is the wind direction at 14:00 today. When the wind comes from a short wedge or from land, the water stays flat.

Next 7 days

Tue 6Calm all dayCalm
Wed 7Calm early, small waves around 13:00–16:00Small waves
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Calm all dayCalm
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cold
February	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cool
May	20°C	19°C – 22°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Warm
July	27°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
August	28°C	27°C – 28°C	Very warm
September	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Warm
October	25°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
November	23°C	21°C – 24°C	Refreshing
December	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool

Monthly averages 2023–2025 for the open sea nearby. Range covers 80% of readings.

EU water quality Excellent

Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. This beach has 3 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: AGIOS NIKOLAOS 1; AGIOS NIKOLAOS 2; AGIOS NIKOLAOS 3.