Matala
Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:36 pm7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C63°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 96 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:36 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 11 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
- Restrooms80 m280 ft away
- Showers50 m160 ft away
- Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 140 m470 ftΜαταλα
- Nearest town
- 3.7 km2.3 miΠιτσίδια (village)
- Nearest airport
- 54 km34 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)
Nearby places
- Anemi Restaurant and Wine BarFood and drink50 m170 ft
- BOHO Beach-BarFood and drink60 m200 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Red Beach0.9 km0.5 mi south away8.2 Great later
- Komos Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north away8.4 Great later
- Βαθύ4.7 km2.9 mi south away8.2 Great later
- Afrathia5.6 km3.5 mi north away8.4 Great later
- Πόρος7.7 km4.8 mi south away8.2 Great later
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 10 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%
- Tue6.8 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%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%