Check the Beach

Plaka Beach

Samos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:25 pm
8 am
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
Now
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
9.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

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°C70°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am159
7.4Great9 am1610
6.7Good10 am1610
7.3GreatNow1610
6.6Good12 pm149
7.4Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm127
8.4Great3 pm117
9.0Excellent4 pm95
9.0Excellent5 pm74
8.8Excellent6 pm53
Sat
7.3Great8 am96
7.3Great9 am106
7.3Great10 am117
7.5Great11 am117
7.7Great12 pm127
7.9Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm138
8.0Great3 pm148
8.0Great4 pm159
8.1Great5 pm159
7.8Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.5 mHigh 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
890 m0.6 miΠαλαιοχώρι (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ικαρίας "Ίκαρος" (JIK)

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.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 13%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 27%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 7%