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Olympiaki Akti

Pieria Regional Unit, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Olympiaki Akti 1 photo

  • Olympiaki Akti (Olympic Beach)

    Olympiaki Akti (Olympic Beach). Edal Anton Lefterov, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am85
6.4Good9 am64
7.6Great10 am53
8.7Excellent11 am32
8.5Excellent12 pm32
8.2Great1 pm53
8.3Great2 pm85
7.9Great3 pm85
6.7Good4 pm64
8.2Great5 pm53
9.3Excellent6 pm43
Sat
6.6Good8 am53
6.4Good9 am53
6.5Good10 am32
5.9Good11 am32
6.0Good12 pm42
6.1Good1 pm64
6.3Good2 pm75
6.2Good3 pm85
6.5Good4 pm96
7.3Great5 pm106
6.1Good6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.2 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.2 m<1 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.

About Olympiaki Akti

From Wikipedia

Olympiaki Akti (Greek: Ολυμπιακή Ακτή; also known as Olympic Beach and Olympic Coast) is a village in the Katerini municipality, Greece. It is also still domestically known by its initial name Katerinoskala (Κατερινόσκαλα) which can be literally expressed as "Katerini's staircase".

Olympiaki Akti is a tourist destination and seaside resort suburb (settlement) in the Gulf of Thermaic of the Katerini municipality in the east Pieria province, Greece. It is part of the Olympian Riviera and its namesake beach awarded E.U. Blue Flag with entire sand coastline. It is located 7.5 km from Katerini city, 3 km south of Paralia, 70 km from the city of Thessaloniki, 107 km from Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (IATA: SKG, ICAO: LGTS), 434 km from Athens, northeast of Pierian Mountains and Mount Olympus.

Source: Olympiaki Akti on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Showers390 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water20 m70 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 300 m990 ft
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
80 m280 ftΟλυμπιακή Ακτή (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miΔιεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία" (SKG)

Nearby places

  • ChillboxIce cream
    300 m990 ft
  • White Rose RestaurantInternational
    350 m0.2 mi
  • ΠεριγιάλιFish
    350 m0.2 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%