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Γλυκός Κόλυμπος

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

No photo of Γλυκός Κόλυμπος yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:35 pm
8 am
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
8.8Excellent8 am85
9.0ExcellentNow74
9.3Excellent10 am11
9.0Excellent11 am74
8.4Great12 pm106
7.4Great1 pm128
6.8Good2 pm1510
7.4Great3 pm149
7.0Great4 pm138
7.5Great5 pm127
7.5Great6 pm85
Sat
7.6Great8 am96
7.9Great9 am75
7.7Great10 am32
8.3Great11 am63
8.5Excellent12 pm106
7.8Great1 pm117
7.3Great2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm148
7.1Great4 pm138
7.1Great5 pm127
6.6Good6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miΤρεις Εκκλησιές (village)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 16%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 25%