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St. Nicholas Beach

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

St. Nicholas Beach 2 photos

  • Zakynthos, Greece - panoramio (2)

    Zakynthos, Greece - panoramio (2). Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Zakynthos, Greece - panoramio (1)

    Zakynthos, Greece - panoramio (1). Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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

  • Showers40 m130 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m140 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m630 ftSt. Nicolaos Beach
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miΆνω Βασιλικός (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου «Διονύσιος Σολωμός» (ZTH)

Nearby places

  • St. Nicolas Beach ClubFood and drink
    40 m140 ft
  • Koukis Beach BarFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • Koukis RestaurantGreek
    110 m340 ft
  • Koukis Pool BarFood and drink
    160 m540 ft
  • MesalaFood and drink
    270 m890 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

  • Gerakas0.8 km0.5 mi south away
    7.8 Great later
  • Banana1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away
    7.8 Great later
  • Dafni Beach3.2 km2.0 mi west away
    7.8 Great later
  • Πόρτο Ζόρο3.3 km2.0 mi north-west away
    7.8 Great later
  • Argasi6.6 km4.1 mi north-west away
    7.8 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near St. Nicholas Beach.

Partner links

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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%