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Πλάζ

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

Πλάζ 5 photos

  • Surfers

    Surfers. Andreas Angelou, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Boat at sunset - panoramio (1)

    Boat at sunset - panoramio (1). Michael Paraskevas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Patras Sunset

    Patras Sunset. Domenico Salvagnin from Legnaro, Italy, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Patraikos bay - panoramio (1)

    Patraikos bay - panoramio (1). Michael Paraskevas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Boat at Patraikos bay - panoramio

    Boat at Patraikos bay - panoramio. Michael Paraskevas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
8 am
6.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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
19°C66°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am63
6.3Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am74
6.4Good11 am106
6.5Good12 pm117
6.6Good1 pm127
6.6Good2 pm127
6.7Good3 pm127
8.4Great4 pm127
8.8Excellent5 pm117
8.1Great6 pm96
Sat
7.5Great8 am32
7.4Great9 am21
7.9Great10 am00
8.1Great11 am21
6.5Good12 pm32
6.5Good1 pm64
6.6Good2 pm85
7.1Great3 pm95
6.7Good4 pm106
6.8Good5 pm106
6.5Good6 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.6 m. High at 3 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 10 pm, -0.6 m. High at 4 am, -0.2 mLow 9 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 10 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 4 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 4 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 90 m280 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Showers490 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water140 m450 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables80 m260 ft away
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi awayΠλάζ

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m160 ft
Nearest town
4.1 km2.6 miΣκιόεσσα (village)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Αράξου (GPA)

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.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 86%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%