Crete – Ammoudara
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A long, wide sandy beach a few kilometres west of Heraklion on Crete's north coast. The summer Meltemi blows from the north-west, sometimes gusty; close in the water is mostly flat to choppy, and on stronger days waves of up to 1.5 m let beginners get a first taste of wave riding. Keep clear of the swimming zones in front of the hotels.
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 15° | 16° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 25° | 21° | 17° |
| Air min. | 9° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 17° | 14° | 11° |
| Water | 17° | 16° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 19° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 7 km from the spot
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