Ierapetra Dimotiki Plaz

Ierapetra, Crete, Greece · faces S

Ierapetra Dimotiki Plaz today: calm all day. Water 25°C (warm). Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here.

Water25°CWarm

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

Sun07:15–18:53UV 6 max

Air24°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	0.0 m	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
Wind	19	18	18	20	20	18	15	13	12	14	16	16	14	14
Gusts	31	29	28	30	30	29	27	23	19	21	24	25	23	21
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	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.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 10 km/h

Sun07:16–18:52UV 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	0.1 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	0.1 m
Wind	13	12	8	4	2	8	11	10	9	5	2	2	5	6
Gusts	20	19	17	13	9	13	17	17	16	14	9	7	8	9
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°	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.

Open to the south wind, with open sea upwind.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze S · 14 km/h

Sun07:16–18:51UV 6 max

Air23°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	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	13	13	10	4	6	12	14	14	14	9	6	4	6	5
Gusts	19	19	19	15	10	19	21	22	22	20	15	11	8	9
Air	19°	19°	21°	22°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	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.

Open to the south-west wind, with open sea upwind.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze SW · 17 km/h

Sun07:17–18:49UV 6 max

Air24°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	0.1 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	0.2 m
Wind	10	10	8	2	5	10	14	17	18	18	16	13	8	6
Gusts	16	16	16	16	16	16	19	24	27	27	25	23	20	16
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Small waves

Calm until 16:00, then small waves.

Open to the south-west wind, with open sea upwind.

Water25°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze SW · 14 km/h

Sun07:18–18:48UV 5 max

Air24°CFog

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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m
Wind	9	7	5	1	6	10	13	14	15	16	16	14	8	4
Gusts	15	13	13	13	15	17	19	21	23	24	24	24	20	18
Air	20°	21°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby on Saturday

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Calm air S · 4 km/h

Sun07:19–18:47UV 5 max

Air26°CThunderstorms

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	6	6	7	6	5	2
Gusts	8	7	6	6	6	7	9	12	13	13	13	11	9	6
Air	20°	20°	21°	23°	24°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	23°	22°	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.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 6 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	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	6	4	2	0	3	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5
Gusts	9	8	7	8	10	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	10	8
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	22°	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.

Calmer nearby on Monday

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 all dayCalm
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm until 16:00, then small wavesSmall waves
Sun 11Calm all dayCalm
Mon 12Small waves all daySmall waves

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. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: IERAPETRA DIMOTIKI PLAZ.