Aghia Fotia Beach
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:32 pm9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 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.
About Aghia Fotia Beach
Aghia Fotia Beach is a tourist beach located in the Region of Crete, Greece. It is 260 meters long and has one parking area within 500 meters. The nearest town is Σχινοκάψαλα, located 3.624 kilometers away.
Agia Fotia is a settlement on Crete in the prefecture of Lasithi. It is situated ~14 km (8.7 mi) east of Ierapetra and is known for the Agia Fotia beach (also spelled as Aghia Fotia beach) and the Church of Agia Foteini.
Source: Agia Fotia on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 460 m0.3 miAgia Fotia
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.3 miΣχινοκάψαλα (village)
- Nearest airport
- 30 km19 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Nearby places
- ΠουλήςRegional50 m160 ft
- The River RestaurantGreek130 m420 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Achlia Schinokapsalon1.5 km0.9 mi east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Παραλία της γριάς το πήδημα2.1 km1.3 mi east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Kakkos3.5 km2.2 mi west away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Koutsounari 23.5 km2.2 mi west away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Koutsounari-Ag. Ioannis3.5 km2.2 mi west away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 27%
- Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 78%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 69%
- Thu6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 45%