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Grotta beach

Naxos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Grotta beach 1 photo

  • Grotta beach

    Grotta beach. Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
Now
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
117 km/hmph S
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.3GreatNow117
7.6Great9 am117
7.7Great10 am149
7.7Great11 am149
7.2Great12 pm159
6.9Good1 pm149
7.0Great2 pm148
6.9Good3 pm106
6.2Good4 pm64
6.7Good5 pm64
6.7Good6 pm117
Sat
7.0Great8 am1811
7.3Great9 am1811
7.2Great10 am1911
7.5Great11 am1711
7.3Great12 pm1710
7.4Great1 pm1610
6.9Good2 pm1710
6.6Good3 pm1711
6.8Good4 pm1610
7.4Great5 pm159
7.8Great6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, -0.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.5 mHigh 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftLow 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 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

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers460 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water160 m510 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink116 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
710 m0.4 miΝάξος (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου (JNX)

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 Grotta beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 22%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 68%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 16%