Med Swim Report

Limin Chersonisou

Limin Khersonisou, Crete, Greece · faces NE

Limin Chersonisou today: rough until 11:00, then choppy. Water 24°C (warm). Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here.

Choppy

Rough until 11:00, then choppy.

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

Water24°CWarm
Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 17 km/h
Sun07:17–18:55UV 6 max
Air22°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

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Sea
Waves1.0 m1.0 m1.0 m1.0 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m0.8 m0.8 m
Wind 11 12 11 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 16 14 13 11
Gusts2020202526262729303030272421
Air19°19°20°21°21°22°22°22°22°22°22°21°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.

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 6Rough until 11:00, then choppyChoppy
  • Wed 7Choppy until 15:00, then small wavesChoppy
  • Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
  • Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
  • Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
  • Sun 11Calm all dayCalm
  • Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January18°C17°C – 18°CCold
February17°C16°C – 17°CCold
March17°C16°C – 18°CCold
April18°C16°C – 19°CCold
May20°C18°C – 21°CCool
June24°C22°C – 26°CRefreshing
July27°C26°C – 28°CWarm
August27°C27°C – 28°CVery warm
September26°C25°C – 27°CWarm
October24°C23°C – 25°CRefreshing
November22°C20°C – 23°CRefreshing
December19°C18°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: LIMIN CHERSONISOU 1; LIMIN CHERSONISOU 2.