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Plakes

Magnesia Regional Unit, Thessaly and Central Greece, Greece

Plakes 2 photos

  • Costa fortuna volos

    Costa fortuna volos. Liekkikoira, CC0. Source

  • Afissos Coast - panoramio

    Afissos Coast - panoramio. Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
8.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am74
6.6Good9 am74
6.8Good10 am75
6.4Good11 am64
6.1Good12 pm74
6.2Good1 pm32
6.1Good2 pm32
5.9Good3 pm32
6.4Good4 pm32
6.8Good5 pm53
8.7Excellent6 pm42
Sat
5.9Good8 am64
5.6Good9 am53
6.6Good10 am21
6.9Good11 am43
6.4Good12 pm43
6.5Good1 pm53
6.5Good2 pm74
6.4Good3 pm85
6.7Good4 pm106
6.5Good5 pm106
6.3Good6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.6 m. High at 3 am, -0.2 mLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.2 m<1 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m480 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m990 ftΣταδίου Nο3->METKA, Νο15->ΠΑΛΑΙΑ
Nearest town
2 km1.2 miΙωλκός (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου (VOL)

Nearby places

  • ΑύραFood and drink
    280 m900 ft
  • ΆναυροςFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi

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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 48%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 33%