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Orkos bay

Naxos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Orkos bay 5 photos

  • Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-25 1368 beach 02

    Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-25 1368 beach 02. Tsui, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-25 1368 beach 05

    Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-25 1368 beach 05. Tsui, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mikri Vivla, spiaggia verso Kastraki - panoramio

    Mikri Vivla, spiaggia verso Kastraki - panoramio. Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-16 0708 after sunset

    Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-16 0708 after sunset. Tsui, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-16 0705 evening helicopter

    Naxos Mikri Vigla 2025-06-16 0705 evening helicopter. Tsui, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
149 km/hmph S
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
—
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am106
7.5Great9 am117
7.7GreatNow149
7.7Great11 am149
7.6Great12 pm159
7.4Great1 pm159
7.7Great2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm127
7.1Great4 pm95
7.2Great5 pm32
6.5Good6 pm64
Sat
6.9Good8 am159
7.5Great9 am159
7.1Great10 am1811
7.4Great11 am1811
7.4Great12 pm1811
7.7Great1 pm1811
7.8Great2 pm1811
7.7Great3 pm1912
8.0Great4 pm1711
8.0Great5 pm1610
8.0Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 1 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 12 am, -0.4 m. Low at 5 am, -0.5 mLow 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, -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.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 730 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miΆγιος Αρσένιος (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου (JNX)

Nearby places

  • Earth BarFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi
  • kontosFood and drink
    980 m0.6 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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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 12%