Check the Beach

Elafonisi

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Elafonisi 2 photos

  • Elafonisi beach

    Elafonisi beach. trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Elafonisi dunes

    Elafonisi dunes. trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:40 pm
8 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:40 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am117
7.4GreatNow127
7.5Great10 am149
7.2Great11 am159
5.9Good12 pm2213
6.9Good1 pm2012
7.2Great2 pm1912
6.0Good3 pm1912
6.6Good4 pm2213
7.3Great5 pm2013
7.9Great6 pm1610
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am127
8.8Excellent9 am96
9.2Excellent10 am32
9.0Excellent11 am00
8.2Great12 pm64
8.3Great1 pm85
8.4Great2 pm85
8.6Excellent3 pm85
8.0Great4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm85
8.0Great6 pm64
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 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 12 am, -0.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.4 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 6 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.4 m1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miΧρυσοσκαλίτισσα (village)
Nearest airport
64 km40 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

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 Elafonisi.

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.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 27%