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Ελυγιά

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

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

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:35 pm
Now
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 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
20°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
106 km/hmph N
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
8.4GreatNow106
8.9Excellent9 am85
9.6Excellent10 am32
9.4Excellent11 am53
8.8Excellent12 pm85
8.0Great1 pm106
7.4Great2 pm128
7.8Great3 pm127
7.5Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm106
7.6Great6 pm74
Sat
7.6Great8 am74
7.9Great9 am53
7.9Great10 am21
8.2Great11 am43
8.3Great12 pm74
8.2Great1 pm95
7.6Great2 pm106
7.5Great3 pm127
7.4Great4 pm117
7.1Great5 pm96
7.0Great6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 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 drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m950 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
450 m0.3 miΆγιος Ιωάννης (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • Κάβο ΠόνταFood and drink
    290 m950 ft
  • ΓιαλόςFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • ΖερβόςFood and drink
    530 m0.3 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.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 16%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue6.4 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%