Med Swim Report

Kokkinos Pyrgos

Tympaki, Crete, Greece · faces SW

Kokkinos Pyrgos today: calm early, small waves around 14:00–18:00. Water 25°C (warm). Light winds.

Small waves

Calm early, small waves around 14:00–18:00.

Light winds.

Water25°CWarm
Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 11 km/h
Sun07:19–18:57UV 6 max
Air26°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m0.2 m0.1 m0.1 m
Wind 9 9 8 7 6 4 7 11 14 12 12 12 4 7
Gusts1616171615111222252523241313
Air13°13°17°21°23°24°25°26°26°25°25°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.

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 6Calm early, small waves around 14:00–18:00Small waves
  • Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
  • Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
  • Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
  • Sat 10Calm until 18:00, then small wavesCalm
  • Sun 11Small waves until 18:00, then choppySmall waves
  • Mon 12Choppy until 10:00, then small wavesSmall waves

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January18°C17°C – 19°CCool
February17°C16°C – 18°CCold
March17°C17°C – 18°CCold
April18°C17°C – 19°CCold
May20°C18°C – 21°CCool
June24°C21°C – 26°CRefreshing
July26°C25°C – 28°CWarm
August27°C27°C – 28°CVery warm
September26°C25°C – 28°CWarm
October25°C23°C – 26°CWarm
November22°C21°C – 24°CRefreshing
December20°C19°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. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: KOKKINOS PYRGOS; KOKKINOS PYRGOS 2.