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Varkotopos beach

Rethymno Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Varkotopos beach 4 photos

  • Bali Strand - panoramio (1)

    Bali Strand - panoramio (1). Eugen Kalloch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bali Strand - panoramio

    Bali Strand - panoramio. Eugen Kalloch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Μπαλί Μυλοποτάμου 2558

    Μπαλί Μυλοποτάμου 2558. C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Northern coast Crete

    Northern coast Crete. Jebulon, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:35 pm
8 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
8.6Excellent8 am85
8.8Excellent9 am74
9.3Excellent10 am42
9.6Excellent11 am32
9.5Excellent12 pm64
8.8Excellent1 pm127
8.7Excellent2 pm1510
7.5Great3 pm2113
8.2Great4 pm2113
8.5Excellent5 pm2012
8.4Great6 pm1912
Sat
5.9Good8 am96
5.2Fair9 am85
5.6Good10 am117
7.3Great11 am128
8.5Excellent12 pm127
8.1Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm127
7.1Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm74
8.1Great5 pm53
7.0Great6 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 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • 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 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

  • Restrooms390 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers20 m60 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground330 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
30 m80 ftVarkotopos beach
Nearest town
350 m0.2 miΜπαλί (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 59%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 65%