Check the Beach

Plakes

Regional Unit of Islands, Attica, Greece

Plakes 3 photos

  • Plakes Strand Hydra

    Plakes Strand Hydra. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Vlychos Plakes Beach Hydra

    Vlychos Plakes Beach Hydra. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Plakes Beach Hydra

    Plakes Beach Hydra. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
53 km/hmph N
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
10%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
7.5Great8 am53
7.1GreatNow53
8.5Excellent10 am42
9.4Excellent11 am53
9.0Excellent12 pm96
8.2Great1 pm127
7.3Great2 pm138
7.8Great3 pm138
8.6Excellent4 pm117
8.5Excellent5 pm96
8.1Great6 pm74
Sat
8.9Excellent8 am64
8.6Excellent9 am63
8.1Great10 am43
8.2Great11 am53
8.2Great12 pm53
8.6Excellent1 pm64
8.3Great2 pm64
8.2Great3 pm75
8.5Excellent4 pm74
8.3Great5 pm85
6.5Good6 pm64
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, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.4 mHigh 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
790 m0.5 miΒλυχός (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miΑεροδρόμιο Πορτοχελίου (PKH)

Nearby places

  • EnalionGreek
    910 m0.6 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 Plakes.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 4%