Med Swim Report

Glyfada, Elliniko

Elliniko, Greece · faces SW

Glyfada, Elliniko today: calm all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Sheltered from the north-east wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

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

Water24°CRefreshing
Wind at 14:00Moderate breeze NE · 24 km/h
Sun07:24–19:00UV 6 max
Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

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Sea
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Wind 4 4 3 3 7 17 22 24 24 24 25 23 16 13
Gusts665814294144444545454127
Air16°16°18°20°22°24°24°25°25°24°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.

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 11Small waves until 16:00, then calmSmall waves
  • Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January17°C16°C – 17°CCold
February16°C15°C – 16°CCold
March16°C15°C – 16°CCold
April17°C16°C – 18°CCold
May19°C18°C – 21°CCool
June24°C21°C – 26°CRefreshing
July27°C25°C – 29°CWarm
August27°C26°C – 28°CVery warm
September26°C25°C – 27°CWarm
October24°C23°C – 25°CWarm
November22°C20°C – 23°CRefreshing
December18°C17°C – 20°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. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: GLYFADA 1; GLYFADA 2.