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Gerakas

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

Gerakas 5 photos

  • Gerakas Beach, Zakynthos island Greece, protecting aeria careta-careta turtles

    Gerakas Beach, Zakynthos island Greece, protecting aeria careta-careta turtles. Maria Xenofou, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amazing Gerakas beach on the island Zakynthos Greece

    Amazing Gerakas beach on the island Zakynthos Greece. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Gerakas beach on the island Zakynthos Greece

    Gerakas beach on the island Zakynthos Greece. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Gerakas beach Zakynthos island Greece Aerial

    Gerakas beach Zakynthos island Greece Aerial. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • White Sandstone Mountains Gerakas 8

    White Sandstone Mountains Gerakas 8. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:48 pm
8 am
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
8.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
63 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am43
8.5Excellent10 am43
7.1Great11 am53
6.7Good12 pm53
6.9Good1 pm53
8.0Great2 pm43
7.6Great3 pm85
7.2Great4 pm127
7.3Great5 pm159
8.3Great6 pm159
Sat
8.6Excellent8 am53
8.7Excellent9 am53
9.0Excellent10 am53
7.0Great11 am42
6.6Good12 pm21
6.7Good1 pm21
6.7Good2 pm10
6.7Good3 pm00
6.7Good4 pm42
6.7Good5 pm64
6.6Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 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 10 m40 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m230 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miΆνω Βασιλικός (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου «Διονύσιος Σολωμός» (ZTH)

Nearby places

  • Nikos BeachbarFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • BabisGreek
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Dopia's HouseGreek
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Τρανακας BakeryFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Mais Cafe RestaurantFood and drink
    620 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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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 57%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%