Sougia

Palaiochora, Crete, Greece · faces SE

Sougia today: calm until 15:00, then calm. Water 24°C (warm). Light winds.

Calm

Calm until 15:00, then calm.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 11 km/h

Sun07:23–19:01UV 6 max

Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	18	17	14	8	4	6	9	11	10	7	3	2	9	13
Gusts	28	27	25	20	14	12	16	18	18	16	13	8	14	19
Air	21°	21°	22°	24°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	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°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 11 km/h

Sun07:24–19:00UV 6 max

Air25°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	12	14	9	1	5	11	10	11	11	9	7	8	4	2
Gusts	18	20	20	13	11	18	18	18	19	19	17	14	13	6
Air	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 10 km/h

Sun07:24–18:59UV 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	0.1 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	0.1 m	0.0 m
Wind	9	9	6	3	8	11	10	10	12	12	10	8	6	1
Gusts	14	14	14	9	15	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	14	9
Air	20°	20°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	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.

Open to the south-west wind, with about 36 km of water upwind.

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:25–18:57UV 6 max

Air24°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	0.2 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	0.0 m
Wind	6	5	2	2	7	11	13	13	13	12	11	8	6	3
Gusts	10	10	10	12	16	18	20	21	21	21	19	17	13	7
Air	20°	21°	21°	22°	23°	24°	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.

Calm

Calm all day.

Open to the south-west wind, with about 36 km of water upwind.

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:26–18:56UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	5	5	3	2	7	11	13	13	12	12	10	8	6	5
Gusts	9	10	12	14	16	18	19	20	20	19	18	16	16	18
Air	21°	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°

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 early, small waves around 12:00–14:00.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze S · 10 km/h

Sun07:27–18:55UV 6 max

Air24°CShowers

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m
Wind	5	6	7	8	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	5
Gusts	19	17	16	17	19	20	20	21	20	19	17	15	14	13
Air	21°	21°	21°	22°	23°	24°	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.

Calmer nearby on Sunday

Pacheia Ammos, Crete · 212 km away · faces SCalm

Small waves

Calm early, small waves around 13:00–17:00.

Open to the south wind, with open sea upwind.

Water24°CWarm

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

Sun07:28–18:53UV 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	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	7	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	11	9	7	5	2
Gusts	14	15	16	17	19	20	20	21	21	20	18	16	14	10
Air	20°	21°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	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.

Calmer nearby on Monday

Pacheia Ammos, Crete · 212 km away · faces SCalm

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 until 15:00, then calmCalm
Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Calm early, small waves around 12:00–14:00Small waves
Mon 12Calm early, small waves around 13:00–17:00Small 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 – 19°C	Cold
May	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	24°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Very warm
September	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	23°C – 25°C	Warm
November	22°C	20°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. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: SOUGIA.