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Myrtos Ierapetra

Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Myrtos Ierapetra 1 photo

  • The beach of Myrthos (Lasithi) during the last hours of sun of a Summer day.

    The beach of Myrthos (Lasithi) during the last hours of sun of a Summer day.. Quim Gil, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:33 pm
8 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
3 km/h2 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
19°C66°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
43 km/hmph N
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:33 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am53
8.0Great9 am64
8.9Excellent10 am42
8.7Excellent11 am53
8.5Excellent12 pm64
7.9Great1 pm85
7.2Great2 pm95
7.1Great3 pm74
7.9Great4 pm64
7.3Great5 pm63
7.0Great6 pm32
Sat
7.9Great8 am64
8.1Great9 am32
8.6Excellent10 am43
9.1Excellent11 am64
9.1Excellent12 pm85
8.5Excellent1 pm96
7.3Great2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm106
5.8Good4 pm117
5.2Fair5 pm106
4.7Fair6 pm74
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 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 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

  • LifeguardStation 170 m540 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Showers10 m50 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m900 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 10 m40 ft
  • Picnic tables320 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp420 m0.3 mi away
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
370 m0.2 miΜύρτος
Nearest town
90 m280 ftΜύρτος (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • AuraFood and drink
    10 m40 ft
  • ΚαραβοστάσιFood and drink
    20 m60 ft
  • Beach CaféGreek
    40 m120 ft
  • To PetrinoFood and drink
    40 m140 ft
  • Ca' NovaItalian
    120 m380 ft

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 Myrtos Ierapetra.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 66%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 59%