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Firiplaka

Milos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Firiplaka 1 photo

  • Aerial view of Paralia Firiplaka on Milos Island, Greece

    Aerial view of Paralia Firiplaka on Milos Island, Greece. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:35 pm
Now
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
21°C69°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
96 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
6.9GoodNow96
7.2Great9 am85
7.2Great10 am96
6.4Good11 am95
6.2Good12 pm95
6.4Good1 pm106
7.1Great2 pm138
7.5Great3 pm149
7.3Great4 pm138
6.6Good5 pm106
6.6Good6 pm95
Sat
7.9Great8 am64
8.1Great9 am74
8.1Great10 am95
7.9Great11 am96
8.0Great12 pm106
8.1Great1 pm96
7.8Great2 pm106
7.8Great3 pm117
7.9Great4 pm106
8.0Great5 pm85
8.1Great6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, -0.4 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 5 am, -0.5 mHigh 11 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 11 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 am, -0.5 m2 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.

About Firiplaka

Firiplaka is a sand beach on Milos island, Greece. It is 941 meters from Provatas beach and 821 meters from the nearest bus stop. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at Firiplaka.

From Wikipedia

Firiplaka or Firiplaka Beach is a beach situated at the southern side in Milos Island, Greece between the other beaches of Provatas (West) and Tsigrado (East). It is one of the most popular beach on the island. The beach is extensive with majestic towering volcanic cliffs, snow-grey fine sand and white pebbles and shallow turquoise waters. There are umbrellas and sunbeds and a bar hut. There is also a huge rock with a cave under it in the water near the shore and it was sculptured out from a volcanic a long time ago. The access to the beach is possible by your own vehicle, taxi, bus or even boat which goes around the island from the port of Adamas. The largest part of the road is asphalt, however the last part of it, is a gravel paved driveway.

Source: Firiplaka on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 790 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
820 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 miΖεφυρία (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Μήλου (MLO)

Nearby places

  • MusesSeafood
    790 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 28%