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Ammoudara-Atlantica Akti Zeus

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Ammoudara-Atlantica Akti Zeus 5 photos

  • Beach Front in Winter - panoramio

    Beach Front in Winter - panoramio. Hans Marggraff, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Amoudara Beach Front - panoramio

    Amoudara Beach Front - panoramio. Hans Marggraff, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Beach Bar in Winter - panoramio

    Beach Bar in Winter - panoramio. Hans Marggraff, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • AmoudaraBeach3

    AmoudaraBeach3. böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5. Source

  • AmoudaraBeach4

    AmoudaraBeach4. böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am96
8.2Great9 am75
9.0Excellent10 am43
9.8Excellent11 am42
9.1Excellent12 pm74
7.2Great1 pm127
5.6Good2 pm149
4.7Fair3 pm128
4.3Fair4 pm138
4.1Fair5 pm149
4.4Fair6 pm138
Sat
7.7Great8 am75
7.8Great9 am64
7.2Great10 am21
6.8Good11 am32
6.6Good12 pm74
5.3Fair1 pm106
4.7Fair2 pm138
4.2Fair3 pm149
4.1Fair4 pm127
4.1Fair5 pm106
4.4Fair6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, -0.4 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m530 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 miΞενοδοχειο Ακτη Ζευς
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miΑμμουδάρα (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • AphroditeFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • CoralFood and drink
    280 m930 ft
  • Aptera beach restaurantRegional
    330 m0.2 mi

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 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 95%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 91%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 72%