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Watchtower Beach

Chios Regional Unit, Aegean, Greece

No photo of Watchtower Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 11 am, sunset 6:26 pm
8 am
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
127 km/hmph S
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
21%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am64
7.2Great9 am74
6.3GoodNow127
5.2Fair11 am138
4.7Fair12 pm117
4.3Fair1 pm106
4.0Fair2 pm95
4.1Fair3 pm85
4.6Fair4 pm74
5.3Fair5 pm74
5.8Good6 pm42
Sat
7.4Great8 am85
7.5Great9 am64
7.6Great10 am32
7.5Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm74
6.2Good1 pm53
5.3Fair2 pm53
4.9Fair3 pm53
5.4Fair4 pm64
6.3Good5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 m. Low at 8 am, -0.5 mHigh 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 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 860 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miΑγία Ερμιόνη (village)
Nearest airport
70 km43 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ικαρίας "Ίκαρος" (JIK)

Nearby places

  • Blue NoteFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • OrizontesFood and drink
    860 m0.5 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.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 71%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 59%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 44%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 4%