Varkotopos

Panormos, Crete, Greece · faces N

Varkotopos today: choppy all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Open to the north-west wind, with about 31 km of water upwind.

Choppy

Choppy all day.

Open to the north-west wind, with about 31 km of water upwind.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 15 km/h

Sun07:19–18:58UV 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	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.8 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m	0.7 m
Wind	11	10	8	8	13	14	15	15	15	14	12	10	8	7
Gusts	18	17	16	14	22	23	26	26	26	26	24	20	17	13
Air	17°	17°	19°	21°	22°	22°	22°	23°	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.

Calmer nearby today

Bali - Livadi0 km away · faces NCalm

Small waves

Small waves all day.

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

Water24°CRefreshing

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

Sun07:20–18:56UV 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	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m
Wind	10	11	7	3	6	9	12	12	12	11	9	7	4	3
Gusts	17	17	17	12	12	17	21	21	21	21	20	16	12	7
Air	16°	17°	19°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	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 14:00Light breeze N · 9 km/h

Sun07:21–18:55UV 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	0.2 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	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	11	11	7	1	4	6	8	9	9	9	8	6	3	7
Gusts	18	18	18	11	10	14	17	18	18	18	17	14	9	10
Air	16°	16°	19°	22°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	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 14:00Light breeze N · 9 km/h

Sun07:22–18:53UV 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	0.2 m	0.2 m
Wind	12	10	8	3	2	7	8	9	9	9	8	6	2	5
Gusts	19	19	19	17	15	14	15	17	18	17	16	14	14	14
Air	18°	19°	20°	22°	23°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	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 14:00Light breeze N · 10 km/h

Sun07:22–18:52UV 6 max

Air26°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	11	10	8	4	2	7	9	10	10	9	8	6	3	2
Gusts	19	19	19	18	16	15	16	18	19	18	16	15	15	17
Air	19°	20°	22°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	26°	25°	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.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NE · 8 km/h

Sun07:23–18:51UV 6 max

Air25°CThunderstorms

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	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m
Wind	8	6	5	3	4	7	8	8	8	8	6	5	4	5
Gusts	14	14	14	15	16	17	20	23	24	23	20	17	14	12
Air	20°	20°	21°	23°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	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 Sunday

Small waves

Small waves until 13:00, then calm.

Light winds.

Water23°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Light breeze N · 8 km/h

Sun07:24–18:50UV 6 max

Air25°CThunderstorms

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

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

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	17°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
February	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
March	17°C	16°C – 17°C	Cold
April	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cold
May	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	24°C	22°C – 26°C	Warm
July	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Warm
August	28°C	27°C – 28°C	Very warm
September	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	23°C – 25°C	Refreshing
November	21°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: VARKOTOPOS.