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Nikiana South Beach

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

No photo of Nikiana South Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
Now
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
17°C63°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NW
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
6.0GoodNow42
6.2Good9 am42
6.5Good10 am11
6.8Good11 am32
7.2Great12 pm43
7.1Great1 pm85
8.1Great2 pm106
8.0Great3 pm138
8.2Great4 pm117
8.4Great5 pm117
8.7Excellent6 pm85
Sat
7.8Great8 am32
6.3Good9 am21
6.1Good10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
5.9Good12 pm53
6.0Good1 pm64
6.3Good2 pm53
6.7Good3 pm32
6.5Good4 pm32
6.5Good5 pm00
6.5Good6 pm21
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 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • 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

  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m420 ft
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m220 ft
Nearest town
220 m730 ftΝικιάνα (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ακτίου (PVK)

Nearby places

  • SkariFood and drink
    180 m580 ft
  • NV seafoodRegional
    180 m600 ft
  • TAVERN PANTAZIS ΤΑΒΕΡΝΑ ΠΑΝΤΑΖΗΣGreek
    220 m710 ft
  • KaterinaGreek
    220 m710 ft
  • apicoGreek
    230 m760 ft

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 8 am to 9 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 18%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 86%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 3 km/h2 mph, rain 3%