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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026
Plakias today: calm, normal crowd
Flat or nearly flat water. Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. In Plakias.
📍 In Plakias · faces west-southwest · map
Tours near Plakias
No GetYourGuide tour we found meets within 20 km of this beach. Tours in Crete
Hotels near Plakias
Compare hotelsNear Plakias: prices and availability for your datesSee hotels32 km/h from the north this afternoon; offshore waves 0.3 m every 2 s from the north (today). Plakias faces west-southwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.
Plakias, day by day
| Day | Sea | Waves · wind | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Calm | under 0.3 m · 32 km/h N | Normal |
| Tomorrow | Calm | under 0.3 m · 31 km/h N | Normal |
| Wed 7 Oct | Calm | under 0.3 m · 14 km/h N | Normal |
| Thu 8 Oct | Calm | under 0.3 m · 9 km/h SSW | Normal |
| Fri 9 Oct | Calm → Light chop | ≈0.4 m · 12 km/h SW | Normal |
| Sat 10 Oct | Light chop | ≈0.4 m · 12 km/h WSW | Busy |
| Sun 11 Oct | Calm | under 0.3 m · 7 km/h N | Busy |
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 4. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.
About Plakias
Plakias is a sandy beach about 1.2 km long, in Plakias (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 39 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 51 hotels or apartments within 600 m, showers, parking and a lifeguard post nearby.
Close by
- Skinos Beach: 1.0 km away, faces south-southwest, calm today
- Damnoni Beach: 2.0 km away, faces south, calm today
- Ammoudi Beach: 2.6 km away, faces west-southwest, calm today