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Dragon’s Beach

Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Dragon’s Beach 2 photos

  • Langada 11

    Langada 11. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Langada 07

    Langada 07. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am63
7.8GreatNow32
9.3Excellent10 am32
8.7Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm74
8.8Excellent1 pm95
8.2Great2 pm106
6.8Good3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm85
7.1Great6 pm74
Sat
9.1Excellent8 am74
9.3Excellent9 am64
9.5Excellent10 am32
9.5Excellent11 am85
9.5Excellent12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm117
8.5Excellent2 pm117
8.1Great3 pm128
7.9Great4 pm138
7.3Great5 pm117
7.5Great6 pm106
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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miΚαλό Νερό (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)

Nearby places

  • Dragon's CaveRegional
    330 m0.2 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 Dragon’s Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 45%