Koutsounari Long Beach
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:32 pm9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 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.
About Koutsounari Long Beach
Koutsounari Long Beach is a beach in the Region of Crete, Greece, located near Long Beach, which is 234 meters away. The nearest village, Κουτσουνάρι, is 1,740 meters away, and there are 4 food options within 1 kilometer. OpenStreetMap lists a shower facility nearby, and the closest airport, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (IATA: JSH), is 35 kilometers away.
Koutsounari Long Beach is located 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the village Koutsounari near Ierapetra. Extends for 5 km (3.1 mi) so called Long beach. The development of the beach began after 1970 and it was mild. The beach is not organized, except for a small part of which has sun loungers, umbrellas and a canteen. The eastern part of the beach, located beneath known tavern and is also very organized. Along the rest of the beach, trees provide shade to visitors. All along, the beach has small pebbles in some places relatively shallow waters. Due to its length, the long beach is ideal for water sports.
Source: Koutsounari Long Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Showers340 m0.2 mi away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 680 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1.1 miΚουτσουνάρι (village)
- Nearest airport
- 35 km22 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Nearby places
- Main BarFood and drink500 m0.3 mi
- Main RestaurantFood and drink510 m0.3 mi
- Beach BarFood and drink580 m0.4 mi
- Pool BarFood and drink950 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Long Beach0.2 km0.1 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Koutsounari 22.0 km1.2 mi east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Kakkos2.0 km1.2 mi east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Koutsounari-Ag. Ioannis2.1 km1.3 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Aghia Fotia Beach5.5 km3.4 mi east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Koutsounari Long Beach.
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.
- Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 27%
- Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 78%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 69%
- Thu6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 45%