Kyani Akti, Crete

Kalivai, Crete, Greece · faces NE

Kyani Akti, Crete today: small waves all day. Water 23°C (refreshing). Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

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

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:21–19:00UV 6 max

Air22°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.3 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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	13	12	10	9	9	11	12	14	14	13	12	11	10	8
Gusts	22	22	21	17	16	18	22	23	23	24	23	21	19	14
Air	15°	15°	18°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	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

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 9 km/h

Sun07:22–18:58UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

Hour by hour

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

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 8 km/h

Sun07:23–18:57UV 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	0.1 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	8	8	6	1	4	6	8	8	9	9	7	5	3	2
Gusts	14	14	14	10	7	12	15	16	16	16	16	13	9	5
Air	15°	15°	18°	20°	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 8 km/h

Sun07:24–18:56UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	8	7	6	3	3	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	4	3
Gusts	14	15	15	14	12	12	12	14	15	14	12	10	10	10
Air	16°	17°	18°	20°	22°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 8 km/h

Sun07:25–18:54UV 5 max

Air25°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	0.1 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	7	7	6	4	3	4	6	8	10	10	8	6	3	3
Gusts	14	14	14	12	8	6	9	14	18	17	13	11	10	10
Air	17°	18°	20°	21°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:26–18:53UV 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	0.2 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	2	3	6	8	10	11	11	10	9	8	6	5	4	3
Gusts	4	6	8	11	15	17	19	19	19	16	13	10	8	6
Air	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 9 km/h

Sun07:26–18:52UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	1	1	0	2	5	7	8	9	8	8	6	5	3	2
Gusts	2	2	2	5	9	13	16	17	18	17	16	14	12	9
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	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 6Small waves all daySmall waves
Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
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	17°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
February	16°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	16°C – 19°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	21°C – 26°C	Warm
July	27°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Very warm
September	26°C	24°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: KYANI AKTI.