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Βελά

Aetolia-Acarnania Regional Unit, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
Now
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
18°C65°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
53 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am53
6.8GoodNow53
7.4Great10 am42
7.0Great11 am64
6.5Good12 pm74
6.6Good1 pm85
6.7Good2 pm95
7.6Great3 pm96
7.6Great4 pm106
7.8Great5 pm96
8.2Great6 pm96
Sat
7.3Great8 am74
7.4Great9 am63
6.3Good10 am42
6.4Good11 am21
6.4Good12 pm32
6.4Good1 pm64
7.8Great2 pm64
7.5Great3 pm85
6.5Good4 pm95
6.5Good5 pm95
6.5Good6 pm85
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 mHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.3 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miΚαραϊσκάκης (village)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ακτίου (PVK)

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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 83%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 21%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 1%