Klontzani

Malia, Crete, Greece · faces N

Klontzani today: rough until 13:00, then choppy. Water 24°C (warm). Open to the north-west wind, with open sea upwind.

Rough

Rough until 13:00, then choppy.

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

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:17–18:55UV 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	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.8 m
Wind	11	12	11	14	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	14	13	11
Gusts	20	20	20	25	26	26	27	29	30	30	30	27	24	21
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	23°	23°	22°	22°	22°	21°	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 today

Choppy

Choppy until 16:00, then small waves.

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

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:17–18:54UV 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	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m
Wind	11	11	8	5	9	10	12	13	13	12	9	8	6	3
Gusts	18	18	17	14	17	18	20	23	23	23	21	17	13	9
Air	18°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby tomorrow

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze N · 12 km/h

Sun07:18–18:52UV 6 max

Air24°CSunny

Hour by hour

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

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 9 km/h

Sun07:19–18:51UV 6 max

Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

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

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 8 km/h

Sun07:20–18:50UV 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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	12	11	8	4	2	5	7	8	8	8	6	4	3	4
Gusts	21	21	20	18	14	13	13	16	17	16	14	13	14	16
Air	18°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	24°	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.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 7 km/h

Sun07:21–18:48UV 5 max

Air25°CThunderstorms

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m
Wind	8	7	5	2	4	6	7	7	6	3	1	3	2	2
Gusts	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	21	22	20	15	11	9	6
Air	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Small waves

Small waves until 12:00, then calm.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 6 km/h

Sun07:22–18:47UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	7	6	4	2	2	4	6	6	7	5	3	4	2	1
Gusts	13	13	14	14	14	15	17	19	20	19	17	14	12	9
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	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.

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 6Rough until 13:00, then choppyRough
Wed 7Choppy until 16:00, then small wavesChoppy
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Small waves all daySmall waves
Mon 12Small waves until 12:00, then calmSmall waves

Sea temperature by month

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