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Papu

Thasos Regional Unit, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Papu 3 photos

  • Skala Rachoni beach - panoramio

    Skala Rachoni beach - panoramio. vitsoft, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Skala Prinos beach - panoramio

    Skala Prinos beach - panoramio. vitsoft, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Skala Rachoni harbour - panoramio

    Skala Rachoni harbour - panoramio. vitsoft, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:29 pm
8 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
11 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
6:29 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am32
5.1Fair9 am32
5.8GoodNow11
6.2Good11 am64
6.9Good12 pm42
6.8Good1 pm64
6.6Good2 pm75
6.5Good3 pm75
5.5Good4 pm74
4.9Fair5 pm74
4.1Fair6 pm64
Sat
6.8Good8 am64
7.3Great9 am53
7.9Great10 am43
8.0Great11 am42
7.0Great12 pm42
6.8Good1 pm42
7.1Great2 pm21
6.2Good3 pm53
6.5Good4 pm53
8.2Great5 pm42
6.7Good6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.6 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 m. Low at 9 am, -0.6 mHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 9 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.6 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 drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m400 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
990 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miΣκάλα Ραχωνίου (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος" (KVA)

Nearby places

  • Vicky GrillFood and drink
    120 m400 ft
  • IamasFood and drink
    150 m490 ft
  • Kostas TavernFood and drink
    190 m640 ft
  • LycosGreek
    580 m0.4 mi
  • Blue LakeFood and drink
    640 m0.4 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.

  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 8%