Check the Beach

Varkes Beach

Chalkidiki Regional Unit, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:35 pm
8 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
8.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
159 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am96
7.8Great9 am117
8.7ExcellentNow159
8.6Excellent11 am1811
8.5Excellent12 pm2113
8.5Excellent1 pm2314
8.6Excellent2 pm2314
7.7Great3 pm2214
7.1Great4 pm1811
7.6Great5 pm159
9.4Excellent6 pm117
Sat
6.1Good8 am74
6.4Good9 am74
6.6Good10 am95
6.1Good11 am96
5.7Good12 pm96
5.6Good1 pm106
5.5Good2 pm96
5.8Good3 pm85
5.9Good4 pm53
7.2Great5 pm53
7.5Great6 pm53
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, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 m. Low at 9 am, -0.6 mHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 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, -0.5 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground50 m160 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
520 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miΠόρτες (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miΔιεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία" (SKG)

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.

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 29%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 7%