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Itanos Beach

Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Itanos Beach 3 photos

  • Itanos (Crete, Greece): archaeological site

    Itanos (Crete, Greece): archaeological site. Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ausgrabungsstätte von Itanos (Ίτανος) an der Nordostküste Kretas, Gemeinde Sitia, Kreta, Griechenland

    Ausgrabungsstätte von Itanos (Ίτανος) an der Nordostküste Kretas, Gemeinde Sitia, Kreta, Griechenland. Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Itanos (Crete, Greece): archaeological site - view of the landscape

    Itanos (Crete, Greece): archaeological site - view of the landscape. Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:30 pm
8 am
9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
6 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
21°C70°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
9.2Excellent8 am53
9.0ExcellentNow64
8.8Excellent10 am75
8.8Excellent11 am53
8.5Excellent12 pm53
7.9Great1 pm64
7.2Great2 pm95
6.3Good3 pm95
7.0Great4 pm85
7.0Great5 pm74
7.4Great6 pm64
Sat
8.0Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am85
7.9Great10 am128
7.1Great11 am1610
7.0Great12 pm1711
7.0Great1 pm2012
7.2Great2 pm1811
7.8Great3 pm1711
7.8Great4 pm159
7.9Great5 pm149
7.6Great6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling 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 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.5 km4.6 miΠαλαίκαστρο (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)

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 Itanos Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 75%