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Gialou Chorafi

Karpathos-Kasos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Gialou Chorafi 3 photos

  • Lefkos bay. Karpathos, Greece

    Lefkos bay. Karpathos, Greece. Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cove near Lefkos. Karpathos, Greece

    Cove near Lefkos. Karpathos, Greece. Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Potali bay, Lefkos - panoramio

    Potali bay, Lefkos - panoramio. andrej911, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
Now
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph S
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
7.8GreatNow96
8.2Great9 am75
8.6Excellent10 am74
8.6Excellent11 am74
9.0Excellent12 pm74
8.0Great1 pm74
7.1Great2 pm75
6.9Good3 pm85
7.4Great4 pm85
8.0Great5 pm85
8.5Excellent6 pm85
Sat
8.4Great8 am53
8.1Great9 am64
8.3Great10 am74
7.6Great11 am95
7.4Great12 pm96
7.3Great1 pm85
7.6Great2 pm75
7.6Great3 pm74
7.1Great4 pm85
7.0Great5 pm95
7.4Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.4 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 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.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m380 ft
Nearest town
120 m410 ftΚάτω Λευκός (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Καρπάθου (AOK)

Nearby places

  • Nautilus Snack BarFood and drink
    50 m160 ft
  • LET'S EAT 2Food and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • Zorbas Greek TavernaFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • White LefkosFood and drink
    110 m350 ft
  • The Three DolphinsFood and drink
    110 m370 ft

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.

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 58%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%