Negligible tidal range
Observed variation is about 17 cm: tides are not significant here.
Sea conditions
sea model sampled 4.9 km from the beach
- Estimated surface03:00 AM
- ≈ 24.9 °C
- Waves
- 0.5 m
- Period
- 4.5 s
- Swell
- 0.5 m NW
- Modelled current
- 1.5 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 24.7 °C – 24.9 °C
24.9 °C
24.9 °C
24.9 °C
24.8 °C
24.7 °C
Local conditions
- UV
- 0.0
- Cloud cover
- 100 %
- Sunrise
- 07:16 AM
- Sunset
- 07:02 PM
Forecast
Temperature over 48 hours
Modelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
Source point, no interpolation
Hourly temperature forecast
This point remains readable, but it is outside the common selectable horizon.
Seven-day weather outlook
Practical information
- Length
- 248 mSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
- Shade features nearby
- Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
- Horizon (relief)
- N 22° · NE 21° · E 18° · SE 0° · S 0° · SW 0° · W 9° · NW 17°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/26/2026 · Open source
- Shore axis
- 99°Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Sun and shore orientation
October 3, 2026 · Estimated times · local time
Sunrise
Shore orientation unavailable
Sunset
Shore orientation unavailable
Wind on the beach
Wind at your back
estimate
Bathing supervision
Supervision not provided
Do you know this beach?
The animation may show sand as a visual default; that does not confirm the real surface. What is the ground actually made of here?
Practical information recorded by the source
This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.
Practical facilities
Mapped within 1,000 m of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.
Toilets, showers and water
—
Not documented.
Access and accessibility
—
Not documented.
Public transport and bikes
—
Not documented.
Parking
2
- Car park
583 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 15, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
View on mapSource details
Retrieved Sep 16, 2026
- Car park
935 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 15, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
View on mapSource details
Retrieved Sep 16, 2026
Show catalogue context
- Local area
- Kritirecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
- Catalogue record
- Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
- Coast
- KritiSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
- Water body
- OceanSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Today’s windows
beach runPossible window08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
beach run
Possible window08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- cooler hour for running
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5
Sources Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
coastal walkPossible window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
coastal walk
Possible window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- comfortable walking hour
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5
Sources Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
family beach time
Check first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- mild temperature
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
Sources Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
photographyPossible window05:02 PM – 07:02 PM
photography
Possible window05:02 PM – 07:02 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- late-day light
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5
Sources Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
sunsetPossible window06:17 PM – 07:47 PM
sunset
Possible window06:17 PM – 07:47 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- around sunset
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5
Sources Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Explore nearby
Beaches nearby
Distance1.3 km
CHRISOSTOMOS, Crete
Annual classification available
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance1.9 km
PLATIA PERAMATA, Crete
Annual classification available
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance3.7 km
KALOI LIMENES, Crete
Annual classification available
Annual classification: Excellent
FOLIEN FISCHER · CC BY 3.0Distance7.7 km
LENTAS, Crete
Annual classification available
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance0.5 km
Μάχα, Kriti
A very close alternative
Distance2.3 km
Καραβόβρυση, Kriti
A very close alternative
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
The place in pictures
View on Google Maps ↗No freely licensed photograph of Κόκκινες Πλάκες has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.
Country profile
- Languages
- Greek
- Emergency
- General number 112Police 100Fire 199Ambulance 166
- Currency
- Euro
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus MarineFresh
Modelled data · Tide model
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données météo par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · Weather forecast
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · Marine forecast
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationAging
Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh
Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh
NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh
OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Modelled sea level: limited coastal accuracy, and a different reference from chart datum.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.