Aelos Beach
Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Free parking
No photo of Aelos Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:33 pm7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:33 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 4 am, -0.5 m2 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 440 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink99 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m80 ft
- Playground440 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 770 m0.5 miBus Stop 31
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miΜάλια (town)
- Nearest airport
- 26 km16 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)
Nearby places
- Parthenis BeachFood and drink20 m80 ft
- Theo StarFood and drink30 m100 ft
- Tavern TheodosisGreek40 m120 ft
- Aeolos Beach BarGreek90 m300 ft
- Windmill Snack BarFood and drink90 m310 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Agia Pelagia-Menopetra0.1 km0.1 mi south-west away8.4 Great
- Nisos Beach0.6 km0.4 mi east away8.4 Great
- Klontzani0.6 km0.4 mi east away8.4 Great
- Potamos Malia2.8 km1.7 mi east away8.4 Great
- Drapanos3.5 km2.2 mi north-west away7.5 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Aelos Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 73%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 99%
- Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
- Tue5.5 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 89%
- Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 92%
- Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 87%