Check the Beach

Potali Bay

Karpathos-Kasos Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
8 am
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
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: 10 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am96
8.2Great9 am75
8.6ExcellentNow74
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 falling now. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m290 ft
  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miΚάτω Λευκός (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Καρπάθου (AOK)

Nearby places

  • Potali Bay RestaurantFood and drink
    90 m290 ft
  • Small Paradise RestaurantFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Blue Swan TavernaGreek
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Krinos RestaurantFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi
  • ΔιαπόριFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi

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 Potali Bay.

Partner links

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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%