Koumpes

Rethymno, Crete, Greece · faces N

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

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Open to the north wind, with open sea upwind.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze N · 18 km/h

Sun07:21–18:59UV 6 max

Air21°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	9	8	10	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	13	10
Gusts	17	16	18	26	30	31	30	30	30	30	29	28	26	20
Air	16°	16°	18°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	19°	18°

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.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 11 km/h

Sun07:21–18:58UV 6 max

Air22°CSunny

Hour by hour

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

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 NE · 6 km/h

Sun07:22–18:56UV 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	0.2 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	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	12	11	9	3	1	2	3	6	11	11	10	6	3	4
Gusts	19	18	18	13	5	5	5	10	18	18	17	16	10	5
Air	13°	14°	16°	20°	21°	23°	24°	24°	24°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 6 km/h

Sun07:23–18:55UV 6 max

Air24°CSunny

Hour by hour

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

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 E · 4 km/h

Sun07:24–18:54UV 5 max

Air26°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	0.1 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
Wind	12	13	12	9	5	3	4	4	4	4	7	8	5	3
Gusts	20	22	21	18	14	11	9	8	8	10	14	15	12	10
Air	16°	17°	18°	20°	22°	24°	25°	26°	26°	25°	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.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 5 km/h

Sun07:25–18:52UV 6 max

Air25°CFog

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	0.3 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	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3
Gusts	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	23°	24°	24°	25°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air S · 4 km/h

Sun07:26–18:51UV 6 max

Air24°CFog

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	0.2 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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	7	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Gusts	12	13	14	16	16	17	18	20	20	21	20	19	17	13
Air	17°	17°	18°	20°	22°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	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.

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 11Small waves all daySmall waves
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

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