Med Swim Report

Pefkokefali

Kos, Greece · faces E

Pefkokefali today: calm all day. Water 25°C (warm). Sheltered from the north-west wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

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

Water25°CWarm
Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 19 km/h
Sun07:10–18:47UV 6 max
Air24°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m
Wind 14 12 12 15 17 18 16 19 19 19 18 18 15 14
Gusts3133323134343837373737363735
Air20°20°21°22°23°23°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.

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 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

MonthAverageUsual range
January19°C19°C – 21°CCool
February18°C17°C – 19°CCool
March18°C17°C – 18°CCold
April18°C17°C – 19°CCool
May20°C18°C – 21°CCool
June23°C22°C – 25°CRefreshing
July26°C24°C – 28°CWarm
August27°C26°C – 28°CWarm
September26°C25°C – 27°CWarm
October24°C23°C – 26°CWarm
November23°C22°C – 24°CRefreshing
December21°C20°C – 22°CCool

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

EU water quality Good

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Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: PEFKOKEFALI 1; PEFKOKEFALI 2.