Med Swim Report

Agios Nikolaos - Foiniki

Karpathos, Greece · faces W

Agios Nikolaos - Foiniki today: rough all day. Water 25°C (warm). Open to the north-west wind, with open sea upwind.

Rough

Rough all day.

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

Water25°CWarm
Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 17 km/h
Sun07:09–18:48UV 6 max
Air22°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.2 m1.1 m1.1 m1.1 m1.1 m1.1 m
Wind 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17
Gusts4644424141464544454646464747
Air18°19°20°21°22°22°22°22°22°22°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 today

NESW

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 6Rough all dayRough
  • Wed 7Choppy all dayChoppy
  • Thu 8Small waves until 15:00, then calmSmall waves
  • Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
  • Sat 10Small waves all daySmall waves
  • Sun 11Small waves all daySmall waves
  • Mon 12Small waves all daySmall waves

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January19°C18°C – 20°CCool
February17°C17°C – 18°CCold
March17°C16°C – 18°CCold
April18°C17°C – 19°CCold
May19°C18°C – 21°CCool
June23°C21°C – 24°CRefreshing
July26°C24°C – 27°CWarm
August27°C26°C – 28°CWarm
September26°C24°C – 27°CWarm
October24°C23°C – 25°CWarm
November22°C21°C – 24°CRefreshing
December20°C19°C – 21°CCool

Monthly averages 2023–2025 for the open sea nearby. Range covers 80% of readings.

EU water quality Excellent

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Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: AGIOS NIKOLAOS - FOINIKI.