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Castle Beach

Vlorë County, Albania

Castle Beach 4 photos

  • Ksamil, pláž

    Ksamil, pláž. Aktron, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ksamil, Shqipëria , Εξαμίλιο, Αλβανία , Ksamil, Albania , Ксамил, Албанија - panoramio (3)

    Ksamil, Shqipëria , Εξαμίλιο, Αλβανία , Ksamil, Albania , Ксамил, Албанија - panoramio (3). METOKARA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Ksamil, Shqipëria , Εξαμίλιο, Αλβανία , Ksamil, Albania , Ксамил, Албанија - panoramio (2)

    Ksamil, Shqipëria , Εξαμίλιο, Αλβανία , Ksamil, Albania , Ксамил, Албанија - panoramio (2). METOKARA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Ksamil - Flickr - ImogenX (2)

    Ksamil - Flickr - ImogenX (2). ImogenX, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:49 pm
8 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
8.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:49 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am42
6.0Good9 am32
6.1Good10 am32
6.3Good11 am21
8.1Great12 pm21
7.7Great1 pm32
8.8Excellent2 pm53
9.4Excellent3 pm85
8.1Great4 pm96
9.1Excellent5 pm106
9.1Excellent6 pm106
Sat
5.8Good8 am21
6.1Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am11
6.1Good11 am21
6.2Good12 pm53
6.3Good1 pm74
6.9Good2 pm85
6.8Good3 pm85
6.4Good4 pm75
6.2Good5 pm85
6.3Good6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink103 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi awayAngels garden
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • Wheelchair accessNot listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
390 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
530 m0.3 miKsamil (village)

Nearby places

  • Castle Bar&RestaurantFood and drink
    20 m70 ft
  • Bella VistaFood and drink
    20 m80 ft
  • LunaRegional
    60 m200 ft
  • Ice RollFood and drink
    90 m290 ft
  • PalmaFood and drink
    100 m330 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Castle Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 3%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 3%