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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026

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Ammofolos Beach today: calm, quiet

Flat or nearly flat water. Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. 5.3 km from Pano Saktouria.

MorningCalmAfternoonCalmCrowdQuietWaves hereunder 0.3 m

📍 5.3 km from Pano Saktouria · faces west-southwest · map

Tours near Ammofolos Beach

No GetYourGuide tour we found meets within 20 km of this beach. Tours in Crete

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36 km/h from the north this afternoon; offshore waves 0.3 m every 2 s from the north (today). Ammofolos Beach faces west-southwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.

Ammofolos Beach, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TodayCalmunder 0.3 m · 36 km/h NQuiet
TomorrowCalmunder 0.3 m · 35 km/h NQuiet
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 14 km/h SQuiet
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 8 km/h SSWQuiet
Fri 9 OctCalm → Light chop≈0.4 m · 10 km/h WQuiet
Sat 10 OctLight chop≈0.4 m · 16 km/h WNormal
Sun 11 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 10 km/h WNormal

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 5 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 5. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.

About Ammofolos Beach

Ammofolos Beach is a sandy beach about 780 m long, 5.3 km from Pano Saktouria (Centre). It faces west-southwest: wind from the east-northeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the west-southwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 3 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 7 hotels or apartments within 600 m and parking nearby.

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