Sfinari

Vryses, Crete, Greece · faces NW

Sfinari today: calm all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Sheltered from the north-east wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

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

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Moderate breeze NE · 20 km/h

Sun07:24–19:02UV 6 max

Air21°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	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	9	9	7	9	16	19	20	20	19	19	19	17	13	9
Gusts	19	21	20	21	31	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	31	24
Air	15°	16°	18°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	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.

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

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NE · 16 km/h

Sun07:25–19:01UV 6 max

Air22°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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	8	8	6	5	7	13	15	16	16	16	14	13	12	7
Gusts	20	22	22	23	19	25	29	30	30	30	29	26	23	23
Air	15°	16°	18°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NW · 7 km/h

Sun07:25–18:59UV 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	11	11	7	3	3	4	5	7	8	8	6	6	4	3
Gusts	15	15	14	10	9	12	14	17	19	19	19	15	11	7
Air	15°	15°	17°	20°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:26–18:58UV 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	0.2 m
Wind	10	10	8	6	6	9	10	12	12	12	11	10	9	8
Gusts	18	18	18	18	19	20	22	24	26	26	26	25	23	20
Air	16°	17°	18°	19°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	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.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Open to the west wind, with open sea upwind.

Water24°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:27–18:57UV 5 max

Air23°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.3 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	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m
Wind	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	11	9	6
Gusts	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	25	26	26	25	24	22	21
Air	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby on Saturday

Choppy

Small waves until 10:00, then choppy.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air SW · 5 km/h

Sun07:28–18:55UV 6 max

Air23°CFog

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	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m
Wind	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	1
Gusts	26	26	25	23	20	19	21	24	25	23	19	16	14	12
Air	19°	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	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 on Sunday

Choppy

Choppy until 15:00, then small waves.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air W · 4 km/h

Sun07:29–18:54UV 6 max

Air22°CFog

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	0.6 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	0.5 m	0.4 m
Wind	8	7	6	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	0
Gusts	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	10
Air	17°	17°	18°	19°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	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 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 10Small waves all daySmall waves
Sun 11Small waves until 10:00, then choppyChoppy
Mon 12Choppy until 15:00, then small wavesChoppy

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cold
February	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	17°C	16°C – 18°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 20°C	Cool
June	22°C	20°C – 25°C	Refreshing
July	25°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
August	26°C	25°C – 28°C	Warm
September	25°C	24°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	22°C – 25°C	Refreshing
November	22°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: SFINARI.