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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026

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Episkopi beach today: choppy, normal crowd

Waves on the beach: for confident swimmers only. Choppy water, waves about 1.0 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. 2.5 km from Episkopi.

Better today: Polyrizos Beach.

MorningChoppyAfternoonChoppyCrowdNormalWaves hereabout 1.0 m

📍 2.5 km from Episkopi · faces north · map

Tours near Episkopi beach

Elafonissi Beach, Free Umbrella, Honey&Wine Tasting

★ 4.6 (1,712) · 10 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $31 per person
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Half-Day Quad Bike Safari

★ 4.8 (1,616) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $79 per person
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Georgioupolis Full-Day Land Rover Safari Experience

★ 4.9 (1,090) · 8 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $88 per person
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Georgioupolis Quad ATV Safari

★ 4.9 (796) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $68 per person
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Day Trip to Knossos Palace & Heraklion City

★ 4.4 (396) · 8 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $28 per person
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Cretan Wine Tasting Guided Tour with Local Food

★ 4.9 (360) · 1.5 hours
meets in Rethymno (≈27 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from €45 per person
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Boat Trip with Guided Snorkeling Tour

★ 5 (347) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $90 per person
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Quad Safari & visit Cave with Transfer

★ 4.8 (332) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $73 per person
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Hotels near Episkopi beach

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18 km/h from the north-northwest this afternoon; offshore waves 0.9 m every 6 s from the north (today). Episkopi beach faces north, so these waves reach the beach.

Episkopi beach, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TodayChoppy≈1.0 m · 18 km/h NNWNormalTry Polyrizos Beach
TomorrowLight chop≈0.5 m · 15 km/h NNWNormal
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 10 km/h NNENormal
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 9 km/h NENormal
Fri 9 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 9 km/h NNENormal
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 11 km/h NBusy
Sun 11 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 15 km/h NBusy

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 3. Best day: Wednesday 7 October 2026.

About Episkopi beach

Episkopi beach is a sandy beach about 2.9 km long, 2.5 km from Episkopi (Centre). It faces north: wind from the south blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the north roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 8 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 2 hotels or apartments within 600 m, showers, parking and a beach club nearby.

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