Kolymparia - Rapaniana

Kolympari, Crete, Greece · faces NE

Kolymparia - Rapaniana today: choppy all day. Water 23°C (refreshing). Open to the north-east wind, with open sea upwind.

Choppy

Choppy all day.

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

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:23–19:01UV 6 max

Air22°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m
Wind	11	11	8	6	9	12	14	14	14	14	13	10	5	5
Gusts	16	16	16	11	17	22	23	24	24	24	24	22	16	8
Air	16°	16°	18°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	19°

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

Small waves

Small waves until 14:00, then small waves.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:24–19:00UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	11	11	10	4	5	8	10	13	14	13	10	9	6	4
Gusts	16	16	17	14	10	14	18	23	23	23	22	18	16	10
Air	16°	16°	18°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	20°	19°

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

Agia Marina, Crete13 km away · faces NCalm

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:25–18:58UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	12	12	9	4	3	5	9	10	10	9	8	6	2	4
Gusts	19	19	19	14	6	10	16	18	18	17	16	13	10	7
Air	15°	15°	18°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	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.

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:25–18:57UV 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	11	10	9	6	6	8	10	12	14	14	13	12	9	8
Gusts	18	18	18	17	16	16	18	22	24	24	24	23	20	17
Air	17°	18°	19°	20°	22°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

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

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:26–18:56UV 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	14	13	11	10	10	13	16	17	18	18	16	14	10	8
Gusts	23	23	22	22	22	22	25	29	31	31	30	27	20	15
Air	18°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	26°	26°	25°	25°	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.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air NE · 5 km/h

Sun07:27–18:54UV 6 max

Air23°CShowers

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	0.2 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	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	4	4	5	6	7	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5
Gusts	8	11	14	16	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	15	12	9
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	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.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 7 km/h

Sun07:28–18:53UV 6 max

Air23°CShowers

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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	4	3	2	0	3	6	7	7	7	6	5	4	2	2
Gusts	5	5	5	6	9	11	13	16	17	17	15	13	10	7
Air	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	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.

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 until 14:00, then small wavesSmall 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 – 17°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 20°C	Cool
June	22°C	20°C – 25°C	Refreshing
July	25°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
August	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
September	25°C	24°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	22°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: KOLYMPARIA - RAPANIANA.