Star Beach
Heraklion Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:33 pm8.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
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
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:33 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 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
- Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink48 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m110 ft
- Playground190 m620 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 110 m350 ftDo Zeus hotel
- Nearest town
- 690 m0.4 miΛιμένας Χερσονήσου (town)
- Nearest airport
- 21 km13 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)
Nearby places
- Tropical BarFood and drink30 m110 ft
- Blue Star BarFood and drink100 m340 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Limenas Xersonisou 50.6 km0.4 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Drapanos1.5 km0.9 mi east away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Kastri-Creta Maris2.4 km1.5 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Σαραντάρι3.0 km1.9 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Saradari Nude Beach3.3 km2.1 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Star Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 77%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
- Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 90%
- Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 95%
- Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 93%
- Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 87%