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Platis Gialos

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

No photo of Platis Gialos yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:49 pm
Now
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:49 pm
Today
5.8GoodNow85
6.7Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am95
6.2Good11 am127
6.4Good12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm159
7.3Great2 pm149
6.3Good3 pm1610
5.8Good4 pm1711
6.1Good5 pm1711
7.3Great6 pm1610
Sat
7.7Great8 am74
6.4Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am95
6.5Good11 am96
6.5Good12 pm106
6.6Good1 pm106
8.2Great2 pm106
6.7Good3 pm127
6.9Good4 pm127
6.5Good5 pm96
6.4Good6 pm85
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, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 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, -0.4 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 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink27 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m280 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m390 ft
Nearest town
490 m0.3 miΛάσση (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς «Άννα Πολλάτου» (EFL)

Nearby places

  • RetsetoFood and drink
    90 m280 ft
  • Tanu'sFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • Blue SkyFood and drink
    100 m340 ft
  • Bit & BiteFood and drink
    110 m350 ft
  • TrentisFood and drink
    140 m450 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 31%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 9%