Platanakia
Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- No lifeguards listed
No photo of Platanakia yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:40 pm7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 22°C71°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 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
- LifeguardNone listed
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
- SurfacePebbles
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.4 km0.8 miΣφηνάρι (village)
- Nearest airport
- 56 km35 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)
Nearby places
- Sunset TavernaGreek710 m0.4 mi
- ThalamiRegional750 m0.5 mi
- Captain FidiasFood and drink830 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Tiny beach pink sand7.1 km4.4 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Falasarna-Paxeia Ammos 19.0 km5.6 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Falasarna-Paxeia Ammos 29.2 km5.7 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Stomio beach9.6 km6.0 mi south away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Φαλάσαρνα9.6 km6.0 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 22%
- Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
- Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 69%
- Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 67%
- Thu3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 43%