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Komos Beach

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Komos Beach 1 photo

  • Komos, Nomos Iraklio, Crete, Greece

    Komos, Nomos Iraklio, Crete, Greece. Olaf Tausch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:36 pm
8 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
64 km/hmph E
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am85
8.2Great9 am64
8.8Excellent10 am42
8.8Excellent11 am21
7.7Great12 pm74
7.8Great1 pm117
7.5Great2 pm127
8.3Great3 pm117
8.0Great4 pm117
8.7Excellent5 pm106
7.9Great6 pm53
Sat
8.4Great8 am74
8.6Excellent9 am64
9.0Excellent10 am53
9.3Excellent11 am21
9.3Excellent12 pm32
9.6Excellent1 pm85
9.6Excellent2 pm106
8.7Excellent3 pm127
7.2Great4 pm127
7.4Great5 pm106
7.2Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 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

  • Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
440 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miΚαλαμάκι (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • KantinaFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • KaribuFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi
  • Comos Taverna - CafeFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Bunga BungaGreek
    880 m0.5 mi
  • MarinaGreek
    890 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

  • Matala2.6 km1.6 mi south away
    9.2 Excellent tomorrow
  • Afrathia3.2 km2.0 mi north away
    9.2 Excellent tomorrow
  • Red Beach3.4 km2.1 mi south away
    9.2 Excellent tomorrow
  • Βαθύ7.1 km4.4 mi south away
    9.2 Excellent tomorrow
  • Katalyki7.3 km4.5 mi north away
    9.2 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 47%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%