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Palaiokastro Beach

Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Palaiokastro Beach 2 photos

  • Path leading up the Palaiokastro Fortress

    Path leading up the Palaiokastro Fortress. Zmuzno, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Entrance to the Palaiokastro Fortress

    Entrance to the Palaiokastro Fortress. Zmuzno, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:34 pm
Now
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
96 km/hmph SW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
7.8GreatNow96
8.2Great9 am75
9.0Excellent10 am43
9.8Excellent11 am42
9.1Excellent12 pm74
7.2Great1 pm127
5.6Good2 pm149
4.7Fair3 pm128
4.3Fair4 pm138
4.1Fair5 pm149
4.4Fair6 pm138
Sat
7.7Great8 am75
7.8Great9 am64
7.2Great10 am21
6.8Good11 am32
6.6Good12 pm74
5.3Fair1 pm106
4.7Fair2 pm138
4.2Fair3 pm149
4.1Fair4 pm127
4.1Fair5 pm106
4.4Fair6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 10 am, -0.4 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m370 ftΠΑΛΑΙΟΚΑΣΤΡΟ
Nearest town
150 m490 ftΠαλαιόκαστρο (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 95%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 91%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 72%