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Χελωναριά

Messenia Regional Unit, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
Now
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
18°C65°F
Water
25°C76°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
7.7GreatNow106
7.7Great9 am96
7.1Great10 am106
6.6Good11 am127
7.2Great12 pm149
7.2Great1 pm1710
7.5Great2 pm1811
7.7Great3 pm2012
8.4Great4 pm2012
8.3Great5 pm1912
8.8Excellent6 pm1710
Sat
8.1Great8 am95
7.7Great9 am85
8.1Great10 am63
9.2Excellent11 am43
9.5Excellent12 pm53
9.5Excellent1 pm85
8.6Excellent2 pm95
6.8Good3 pm106
6.7Good4 pm96
6.7Good5 pm53
6.5Good6 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.4 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 2 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
690 m0.4 miΚαλαμάκι (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας (KLX)

Nearby places

  • Ο ΒΡΑΧΟΣ (O Vrachos - The Rock)Local
    600 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.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 6%