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Παραλία Αγία Πελαγία

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Παραλία Αγία Πελαγία 5 photos

  • Ligaria beach

    Ligaria beach. Dkoukoul, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Agia Pelagia - alljengi-01

    Agia Pelagia - alljengi-01. alljengi from Edinburgh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Agia Pelagia - alljengi-02

    Agia Pelagia - alljengi-02. alljengi from Edinburgh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ligaria

    Ligaria. Dkoukoul, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Agia Pelagia, Crete

    Agia Pelagia, Crete. Karel Macalik from Prague, Czech republic, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
75 km/hmph SW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
8.8Excellent8 am85
8.3Great9 am64
9.4Excellent10 am43
9.5Excellent11 am32
9.2Excellent12 pm53
8.8Excellent1 pm117
7.9Great2 pm149
7.2Great3 pm1610
6.8Good4 pm2214
6.6Good5 pm2113
6.8Good6 pm2012
Sat
4.9Fair8 am74
4.6Fair9 am64
5.1Fair10 am21
6.1Good11 am43
7.0Great12 pm96
7.4Great1 pm127
7.2Great2 pm138
7.0Great3 pm149
7.3Great4 pm128
7.2Great5 pm106
7.1Great6 pm96
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

  • Showers270 m880 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m980 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink38 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m810 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
430 m0.3 miΑγία Πελαγία (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • Seasalt & Rosemary restaurant barFood and drink
    250 m810 ft
  • AlmyraFood and drink
    270 m880 ft
  • Cafe del MarFood and drink
    280 m910 ft
  • IceFood and drink
    300 m990 ft
  • Le GourmetFood and drink
    310 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 76%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 59%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 66%