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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026
Skinos Beach 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 south-southwest · map
Tours near Skinos Beach
No GetYourGuide tour we found meets within 20 km of this beach. Tours in Crete
Hotels near Skinos Beach
Compare hotelsNear Skinos Beach: 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). Skinos Beach faces south-southwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.
Skinos Beach, 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 | under 0.3 m · 12 km/h SW | Normal |
| Sat 10 Oct | Calm | under 0.3 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 7 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 5. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.
About Skinos Beach
Skinos Beach is a pebble beach about 440 m long, in Plakias (Centre). It faces south-southwest: wind from the north-northeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the south-southwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 26 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 36 hotels or apartments within 600 m and parking nearby.
Close by
- Plakias: 1.0 km away, faces west-southwest, calm today
- Souda Beach: 2.2 km away, faces south-southeast, calm today
- Damnoni Beach: 3.0 km away, faces south, calm today