Med Swim Report

Ormos Katafygi

Palaia Fokaia, Greece · faces W

Ormos Katafygi today: calm all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Sheltered from the north wind: it blows off the land here.

Calm

Calm all day.

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

Water24°CRefreshing
Wind at 14:00Windy N · 29 km/h
Sun07:23–18:59UV 6 max
Air24°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time0708091011121314151617181920
Sea
Waves0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.0 m0.1 m0.0 m0.0 m
Wind 6 6 6 12 22 28 29 29 29 30 28 24 20 16
Gusts1313132138505152535454504336
Air17°17°18°22°23°24°24°24°24°24°23°22°21°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 11Small waves until 16:00, then calmSmall waves
  • Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

MonthAverageUsual range
January16°C15°C – 17°CCold
February15°C15°C – 16°CCold
March16°C15°C – 16°CCold
April17°C16°C – 18°CCold
May18°C17°C – 20°CCool
June22°C20°C – 25°CRefreshing
July26°C24°C – 28°CWarm
August27°C26°C – 28°CWarm
September26°C25°C – 27°CWarm
October23°C22°C – 25°CRefreshing
November21°C19°C – 22°CCool
December18°C17°C – 20°CCold

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: ORMOS KATAFYGI 1; ORMOS KATAFYGI 2.