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Varkiza beach

Regional Unit of East Attica, Attica, Greece

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  • Varkiza Long Distance Windsurfing Race 22-23 Oct 2011

    Varkiza Long Distance Windsurfing Race 22-23 Oct 2011. Ontheway Advice, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:36 pm
8 am
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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
20°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am53
7.5Great9 am53
8.9ExcellentNow53
8.7Excellent11 am64
7.9Great12 pm63
7.9Great1 pm64
7.4Great2 pm74
6.8Good3 pm42
6.4Good4 pm42
5.8Good5 pm106
5.8Good6 pm149
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am64
8.6Excellent9 am53
9.0Excellent10 am43
9.2Excellent11 am53
9.4Excellent12 pm53
9.0Excellent1 pm32
8.6Excellent2 pm21
8.6Excellent3 pm42
8.4Great4 pm42
7.3Great5 pm11
6.5Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 6 pm, -0.4 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.4 mLow 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 2 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

  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ftΒΑΡΚΙΖΑ
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miΑγία Μαρίνα (town)
Nearest airport
82 km51 miΑεροδρόμιο Πορτοχελίου (PKH)

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 Varkiza beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 56%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%