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Αμμόλοφους

Rethymno Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Αμμόλοφους 5 photos

  • Agios Pavlos 12

    Agios Pavlos 12. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Agios Pavlos 11

    Agios Pavlos 11. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Triopetra 07

    Triopetra 07. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Agios Pavlos - panoramio (1)

    Agios Pavlos - panoramio (1). Eugeniy L, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Agios Pavlos Ammolofos 10

    Agios Pavlos Ammolofos 10. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:37 pm
8 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:37 pm
Today
8.4Great8 am74
8.3Great9 am42
8.3Great10 am43
7.8Great11 am53
7.4Great12 pm63
7.1Great1 pm64
7.5Great2 pm85
7.3Great3 pm106
7.5Great4 pm85
7.6Great5 pm74
8.6Excellent6 pm95
Sat
8.7Excellent8 am85
8.7Excellent9 am64
8.5Excellent10 am21
7.8Great11 am32
6.9Good12 pm95
6.3Good1 pm96
5.8Good2 pm117
5.7Good3 pm117
6.5Good4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm117
7.2Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 5 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miΠάνω Σακτούρια (village)
Nearest airport
59 km37 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

Nearby places

  • PavlosFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • PaterosFood and drink
    800 m0.5 mi
  • Απανεμιά ΤριόπετραGreek
    800 m0.5 mi
  • ΒασιληςGreek
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Scopas Café Beach BarFood and drink
    1 km0.6 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 88%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 73%