Check the Beach

Botzalaki beach

Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
7.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.4
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
20°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am63
8.2GreatNow32
8.4Great10 am32
8.7Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm85
6.8Good1 pm96
6.5Good2 pm127
6.4Good3 pm138
6.8Good4 pm127
6.8Good5 pm106
7.4Great6 pm85
Sat
7.9Great8 am74
8.1Great9 am53
7.5Great10 am53
7.8Great11 am85
7.8Great12 pm106
7.9Great1 pm138
7.6Great2 pm138
7.5Great3 pm138
7.4Great4 pm106
7.3Great5 pm106
7.2Great6 pm85
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 9 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miΠεριβολάκια (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)

Nearby places

  • Cafe GiouFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Taverna SeretisFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Botzalaki beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 7%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 58%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 45%