Πλάκα
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
No photo of Πλάκα yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:33 pm8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
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
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:33 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m460 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 340 m0.2 miMilatos Paralia
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miΜίλατος (village)
- Nearest airport
- 36 km22 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)
Nearby places
- ΜελτέμιFood and drink140 m460 ft
- MeltemiFood and drink150 m480 ft
- SocratesFood and drink240 m800 ft
- No StressGreek320 m0.2 mi
- ΑκρογιάλιFood and drink330 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Spiliada3.1 km1.9 mi west away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Παραλία Καλημέρα3.7 km2.3 mi west away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Boufos Beach4.0 km2.5 mi west away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Palm Bay Beach4.8 km3.0 mi west away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Potamos Malia8.0 km5.0 mi west away7.5 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 77%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 100%
- Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 90%
- Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 95%
- Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 93%
- Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 87%