Plakias

Crete, Greece · faces SW

Plakias today: calm all day. Water 24°C (warm). Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

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

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:21–18:59UV 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	0.0 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	26	26	26	24	23	21	17	13	11	10	12	16	19	20
Gusts	62	61	60	59	46	40	39	38	39	35	39	38	37	40
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°	20°	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.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 6 km/h

Sun07:21–18:58UV 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	0.1 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
Wind	20	19	16	14	12	7	1	6	4	2	3	9	12	13
Gusts	38	35	34	31	26	21	14	14	12	16	13	15	20	22
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze SW · 10 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 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	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	14	14	11	3	5	10	10	10	10	12	10	7	6	6
Gusts	23	23	23	18	14	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	17	15
Air	18°	18°	20°	22°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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.

Open to the south-west wind, with open sea upwind.

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:23–18:55UV 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 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	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	11	10	8	3	5	10	12	13	13	13	12	10	6	5
Gusts	15	17	18	18	18	18	20	23	25	25	24	23	20	17
Air	18°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	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°CWarm

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

Sun07:24–18:54UV 5 max

Air24°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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	7	6	4	0	4	8	10	13	14	14	13	11	7	4
Gusts	14	14	16	18	20	23	24	26	26	25	24	22	19	16
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	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.

Small waves

Calm until 13:00, then small waves.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 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	20°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air S · 4 km/h

Sun07:25–18:51UV 6 max

Air25°CFog

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.3 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	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	18°	18°	19°	21°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	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 Monday

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 6Calm all dayCalm
Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Calm until 13:00, then small wavesSmall waves
Mon 12Small waves all daySmall waves

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cool
February	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
May	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	23°C	21°C – 25°C	Refreshing
July	25°C	24°C – 27°C	Warm
August	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Warm
September	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
November	22°C	21°C – 24°C	Refreshing
December	20°C	19°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. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: PLAKIAS 1; PLAKIAS 2.