Siteia

Crete, Greece · faces NE

Siteia today: calm all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here. Offshore swell of 0.9 m mostly misses this beach.

Calm

Calm all day.

Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here. Offshore swell of 0.9 m mostly misses this beach.
Offshore wind: keep inflatables and paddleboards on the sand.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Windy NW · 29 km/h

Sun07:13–18:52UV 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	0.1 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	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	24	24
Gusts	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	44	42	40
Air	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	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.

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

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 19 km/h

Sun07:14–18:50UV 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	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	20	19	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	15	13	12	9
Gusts	34	32	33	35	36	35	34	33	32	30	28	25	22	19
Air	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	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 14:00Light breeze N · 6 km/h

Sun07:15–18:49UV 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	0.0 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	5	5	6	9	9	10	8	6	7	7	7	5	3	1
Gusts	7	7	10	15	17	17	17	14	13	14	14	12	9	5
Air	18°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NW · 9 km/h

Sun07:16–18:48UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 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	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	6	6	6	7	9	11	10	9	8	7	6	4	3	2
Gusts	9	9	10	12	16	18	19	18	17	15	12	10	8	5
Air	18°	19°	20°	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.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Calm air NE · 5 km/h

Sun07:16–18:46UV 6 max

Air23°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	5	6	5	4	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	5	3
Gusts	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	11	10
Air	18°	18°	19°	20°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	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 14:00Calm air NE · 4 km/h

Sun07:17–18:45UV 5 max

Air24°CFog

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	2	2
Gusts	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	10	9	8	7
Air	19°	20°	20°	22°	23°	23°	24°	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.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 7 km/h

Sun07:18–18:44UV 6 max

Air24°CFog

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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	4	3	3	2	3	4	6	7	8	7	6	4	3	2
Gusts	6	5	5	6	8	10	13	16	17	16	13	10	9	8
Air	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	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.

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 all dayCalm
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

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	17°C – 19°C	Cold
May	19°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	23°C	21°C – 25°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
August	27°C	26°C – 27°C	Warm
September	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	23°C – 25°C	Refreshing
November	22°C	20°C – 23°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: SITEIA.