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Platys Gialos beach

Kalymnos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Platys Gialos beach 4 photos

  • Climbing at Kalymnos Island - 15

    Climbing at Kalymnos Island - 15. alpguide, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Agia Kyriaki Kalymnos Sunset

    Agia Kyriaki Kalymnos Sunset. Egmontaz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Climbing at Kalymnos Island - 02

    Climbing at Kalymnos Island - 02. alpguide, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mprosta,Telentos (view from airport)

    Mprosta,Telentos (view from airport). Egmontaz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:25 pm
8 am
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am96
7.7Great9 am96
7.4Great10 am127
7.5Great11 am159
7.8Great12 pm149
7.4Great1 pm149
6.9Good2 pm128
6.7Good3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm96
7.6Great5 pm75
7.9Great6 pm74
Sat
7.5Great8 am53
7.5Great9 am53
7.7Great10 am53
7.8Great11 am53
7.9Great12 pm53
7.7Great1 pm74
7.8Great2 pm74
8.1Great3 pm106
7.9Great4 pm138
7.9Great5 pm138
7.9Great6 pm149
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 4 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 4 am, -0.4 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 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

  • Showers70 m230 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
690 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miΠάνορμος (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω «Ιπποκράτης» (KGS)

Nearby places

  • Beach Bar WavesFood and drink
    20 m70 ft
  • Ta LinariaFood and drink
    410 m0.3 mi
  • MarinosFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Il PostoFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Κίτσος πίτσαFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi

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

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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 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 22%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 68%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 18%