Red Beach
Kriti · Greece
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Red Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Greece shoreline, opening onto the Sea of Crete — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~23.9°C (75°F) on average
Jan
17.2°C
63°F · 15.6–19.2°C
Feb
16.4°C
61.5°F · 15.2–17.4°C
Mar
16.5°C
61.7°F · 15.4–17.8°C
Apr
17.2°C
63°F · 15.6–19.3°C
May
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.5–22.1°C
Jun
22.5°C
72.5°F · 20–26.6°C
Jul
24.6°C
76.3°F · 23.5–25.8°C
Aug
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.3–27.7°C
Sep
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.7–27.4°C
Oct
23.9°C
75°F · 21.5–26°C
Nov
21.4°C
70.5°F · 19.5–23.6°C
Dec
19°C
66.2°F · 17.1–21.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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