Monday 5 October 2026 · forecast of Mon 01:59 local time
Today: Ammos.
Calm water, the northwest wind blows off the land here, and quiet crowd.
Sea, crowds and tours there →Which beach in Crete today?
Tours near Ammos
Boat Trip to Spinalonga with Swim Stop
★ 4.4 (3,597) · 4.5 hours
meets in Crete · Free cancellation
from $28 per person
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Rethimno, Chania, and Kournas Lake Day Trip
★ 4.4 (2,517) · 10 - 14 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $44 per person
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Knossos Palace & Heraklion Guided Tour
★ 4.4 (1,510) · 6 - 9 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $37 per person
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Semi-Submarine Cruise
★ 4.1 (1,169) ·
meets in Crete · Free cancellation
from $19 per person
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Spinalonga & Kolokytha Catamaran with Meal
★ 4.8 (625) · 5.5 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $115 per person
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Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, and Olive Factory Tour
★ 4.8 (469) · 7 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $110 per person
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Sarakina Gorge, Forests, and South Coast Safari
★ 4.8 (462) · 7 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $110 per person
See times on GetYourGuideHotels near Ammos
Compare hotelsNear Ammos: prices and availability for your datesSee hotelsWind29 km/h northtypical this afternoon
Waves offshore0.2–1.4 m24 of 42 beaches calm
CrowdsWeekdaybusier at the best-known beaches
Rough today14 beachesAgia Marina Beach and Rethymnon Beach
🌤️ Mostly sunny, 22°C at Ammos🌧 dry
Crete's long north coast faces the Aegean and the summer meltemi: on meltemi days the beaches near Heraklion, Rethymno and Chania get waves and red flags, while the south coast on the Libyan Sea, in the lee of the mountains, is flat (but gusty: the wind comes down the gorges). A south wind turns this around.
From June to September the meltemi blows from the north or northwest, often for days, strongest in the afternoon.
Best bets today
1. East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia)
Ammos
CalmQuiet
Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. In Agios Nikolaos.
2. East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia)
Agia Fotia
CalmQuiet
Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. 3.6 km from Schinokapsala.
3. East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia)
Schisma
CalmQuiet
Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. In Schisma Eloundas.
Per part of Crete
- West (Chania, Balos, Elafonisi): Vatalos Beach (calm, quiet); 5 of 15 beaches calm.
- Centre (Rethymno, Heraklion): Preveli Beach (calm, normal); 11 of 18 beaches calm.
- East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia): Ammos (calm, quiet); 8 of 9 beaches calm.
Choppy or rough today: Agia Marina Beach, Rethymnon Beach, Georgioupolis Beach, Episkopi beach, Máleme Beach, Golden Beach, Analipsi and Beach of Telonio and more.
The next seven days
Each beach and day in one word. Tap a beach for wind, waves and crowds per day.
West (Chania, Balos, Elafonisi)
| Today 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agia Marina Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Stoney Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Georgioupolis Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Máleme Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Golden Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Elafonisi Beach | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Beach of Telonio | Skip | OK | Good | Good | OK | Good | OK |
| Vatalos Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Good |
| Sarakiniko | OK | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Kalamaki | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Mavros Molos | Skip | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | OK |
| Falasarna beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | OK |
| Nea Chora beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | OK | Good |
| Rapaniana Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Orthi Ammos | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Centre (Rethymno, Heraklion)
| Today 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preveli Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Rethymnon Beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Busy | OK |
| Plakias | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Busy |
| Skinos Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Ammoudi Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Busy |
| Agia Pelagia Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Episkopi beach | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Analipsi | Skip | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Kommos Beach | OK | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Good |
| Livadi beach | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Damnoni Beach | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Mononaftis Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Red Beach | OK | OK | Good | Good | OK | OK | Good |
| Karterou | Skip | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Ammofolos Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Good |
| Souda Beach | OK | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Polyrizos Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Triopetra Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | OK | OK | Good |
East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia)
| Today 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitroplatia | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Busy | Busy |
| Ammos | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Agia Fotia | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Schisma | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Aelos Beach | Skip | Skip | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Palm Beach Vai | Good | OK | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Almyros Lasithi | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Gerondolakkos beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Ammoudi | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Goodcalm, not crowdedBusycalm but crowdedOKlight chop, strong windSkipchoppy, rough
All 42 beaches today
West (Chania, Balos, Elafonisi)
Centre (Rethymno, Heraklion)
East (Agios Nikolaos, Sitia)
How we rate the sea and the crowds, and what we cannot see.