Med Swim Report

Gramvousa - Biglia

Kissamos, Crete, Greece · faces N

Gramvousa - Biglia today: choppy all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Partly sheltered from the north-east wind.

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Partly sheltered from the north-east wind.

Water24°CRefreshing
Wind at 14:00Moderate breeze NE · 20 km/h
Sun07:24–19:02UV 6 max
Air23°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m
Wind 9 9 7 9 16 19 20 20 19 19 19 17 13 9
Gusts1921202131373737363636353124
Air17°18°19°21°22°23°23°23°23°23°23°22°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.

Calmer nearby today

NESW

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 6Choppy all dayChoppy
  • Wed 7Small waves all daySmall 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

MonthAverageUsual range
January18°C17°C – 19°CCold
February17°C16°C – 17°CCold
March17°C16°C – 17°CCold
April17°C16°C – 18°CCold
May19°C18°C – 20°CCool
June22°C20°C – 25°CRefreshing
July25°C23°C – 26°CWarm
August26°C25°C – 28°CWarm
September25°C24°C – 27°CWarm
October24°C22°C – 25°CRefreshing
November22°C20°C – 23°CRefreshing
December19°C18°C – 20°CCool

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

EU water quality Excellent

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Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: GRAMVOUSA - BIGLIA.