Mochlos - Xerosternia

Crete, Greece · faces N

Mochlos - Xerosternia today: rough until 14:00, then choppy. Water 24°C (warm). Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here.

Rough

Rough until 14:00, then choppy.

Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here.
Offshore wind: keep inflatables and paddleboards on the sand.

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:14–18:53UV 6 max

Air23°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.9 m	0.8 m
Wind	24	23	23	24	24	23	22	18	18	18	17	16	14	12
Gusts	42	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	34	34	33	32	29	26
Air	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby today

Choppy

Choppy until 17:00, then small waves.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:15–18:51UV 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	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m
Wind	7	7	8	10	10	11	11	12	12	10	10	9	6	3
Gusts	14	14	16	19	20	20	21	23	23	22	19	19	16	11
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby tomorrow

Calm

Small waves until 10:00, then calm.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 11 km/h

Sun07:16–18:50UV 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	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 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
Wind	2	2	1	3	6	9	10	11	12	11	9	7	4	1
Gusts	5	4	6	9	13	18	19	21	22	22	20	17	13	7
Air	19°	20°	20°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 10 km/h

Sun07:16–18:49UV 6 max

Air25°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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	6	4	3	2	5	7	9	10	10	9	8	6	3	2
Gusts	12	11	11	12	14	16	17	18	19	18	17	15	13	10
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 9 km/h

Sun07:17–18:47UV 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	0.2 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	8	7	5	1	3	6	8	9	10	9	8	5	2	4
Gusts	14	12	11	11	13	14	16	18	18	18	16	14	14	15
Air	19°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	25°	26°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	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.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air SE · 2 km/h

Sun07:18–18:46UV 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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	3
Gusts	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	9	6
Air	20°	20°	21°	23°	24°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	22°	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.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air SE · 3 km/h

Sun07:19–18:45UV 6 max

Air26°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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	5
Gusts	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	10	10	11	11	10	10	9
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	24°	26°	26°	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.

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 14:00, then choppyRough
Wed 7Choppy until 17:00, then small wavesChoppy
Thu 8Small waves until 10:00, then calmCalm
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	18°C – 19°C	Cool
February	17°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cold
May	20°C	18°C – 22°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	27°C – 28°C	Very warm
September	27°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
October	25°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
November	22°C	21°C – 24°C	Refreshing
December	19°C	18°C – 21°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: MOCHLOS - XEROSTERNIA.