Pachia Ammos Beach
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:32 pm8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C66°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 128 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 4 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.
About Pachia Ammos Beach
Pachia Ammos Beach is a beach in the Region of Crete, Greece. It is located near the village of Pachia Ammos, 64 meters away. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby parking area 313 meters from the beach.
The beach Pachia Ammos, located 20 km east of Agios Nikolaos and about 10 km from Ierapetra, in front of the village Pachia Ammos in Crete.
It is a beach with thick sand and pebbles, which is exposed to winds. The western part of the beach, however, is protected by the breakwater of the harbor that is there, when the sea is calm and clear. The beach at this point, is organized with umbrellas and sunbeds.
Source: Pachia Ammos Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m310 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 10 m10 ftΠαχειά Άμμος
- Nearest town
- 60 m210 ftΠαχεία Άμμος (village)
- Nearest airport
- 29 km18 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Nearby places
- Πόρτο ΚανάκηGreek100 m310 ft
- beach resturantFood and drink120 m400 ft
- CafeFood and drink130 m430 ft
- ΑερικόFood and drink150 m500 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Βρυονήσι4.3 km2.7 mi north-west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Pilos5.0 km3.1 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Voulisma5.8 km3.6 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Golden Beach6.1 km3.8 mi west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Karavostasi Lasithi6.7 km4.2 mi west away9.0 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.
- Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
- Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 64%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 63%
- Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 64%
- Thu5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 26%