Violí Charáki tides today

Today in Violí Charáki there is high tide at 1:43 am (0.1 ft) and low tide at 9:35 am. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 1:43 am. The sun rises at 6:41 am and sets at 5:31 pm: 10 h 50 min of daylight. The moon is 86% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:01 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:43 am to 3:43 am and from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is smooth, with 1.6 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the north-northwest (10 mph). Partly cloudy, 57 °F.

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium

Average day · 5 out of 10 1:40–3:40 am Also 6:10–7:20 am

• Major period 1:43–3:43 am
• Steady pressure (29.91 inHg), light onshore wind (12 mph) and some swell (1.8 ft waves) to stir the water
• Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters

Your day at a glance

Light

Day · 6:41 am–5:31 pm

Solunar

MajorMajor

Best time

1 1:40–3:40 am 2

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm12 am

Now

The best window, 1:40 am to 3:40 am, combines a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also worth a try from 6:10 am to 7:20 am, with sunrise, a light onshore breeze and some swell, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: white seabream, common two-banded seabream, common cuttlefish and dusky grouper. October is one of the months when these are seen most: white seabream and dusky grouper. What you can catch

The tide barely moves in Violí Charáki, so it doesn't count in the rating. How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Is it a beach day?

Not a beach day · 1 out of 10 No good beach time today.

• UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
• Water at 71 °F (nice)
• Cloudy (81% cloud cover)
• Feels like 64 °F: chilly for the beach
• Rain (0.04 in)
• Moderate onshore wind (16 mph): choppy water

Today, hour by hour

1. 0 8a
2. 2 9a
3. 0 10a
4. 0 11a
5. 0 12p
6. 0 1p
7. 0 2p
8. 0 3p
9. 0 4p

• Swimming Use care · 3.7 ft

  3.7 ft waves every 5 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

• Water 71 °F

  Nice for swimming.

• Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30

  Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

• Wind 16 mph

  Moderate onshore wind (16 mph).

• Tide & sand

  Violí Charáki has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Violí Charáki

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• Rethymnon Beach 3.7 mi · E

  sand · 2.3 mi long

  • Lifeguard
  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Parking

  Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA

• Episkopi beach 5.5 mi · W

  sand · 1.8 mi long

  • Parking

  Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA

Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy.

Today's high and low tides

TodayFri 30Sat 31 Pick a dateDate

0 · MSL ▲ 1:43 am0.1 ft ▼ 9:35 am-0.1 ft Now 1:31 am · 0.1 ft

12 am6 am12 pm6 pm12 am

Sunrise 6:41 am Sunset 5:31 pm

Solunar

Major Minor

• ▲ Next high tide 1:43 am 0.1 ft
• ▼ Low tide 9:35 am -0.1 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 11 min to high tide at 1:43 am.

In Violí Charáki the astronomical tide is very small: about 0.2 ft between high and low tide. Here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure (storm surge), which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 15 (0.2 ft) and the lowest, on August 11 (-0.1 ft).

Heights above mean sea level. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. mean sea level

Tide and solunar table · this week

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free

Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:41 am · 5:31 pm	▲High tide 1:43 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 9:35 am · -0.1 ft	—	86%	Major periods 1:43 am · 2:15 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:42 am · 5:30 pm	▲High tide 2:24 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 11:15 am · -0.1 ft	—	77%	Major periods 2:48 am · 3:20 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:43 am · 5:29 pm	▲High tide 3:15 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 1:00 pm · -0.1 ft	—	66%	Major periods 3:51 am · 4:21 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:44 am · 5:28 pm	▲High tide 4:23 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 2:00 pm · -0.1 ft	—	Last quarter	Major periods 4:50 am · 5:18 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:45 am · 5:27 pm	▲High tide 5:52 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 2:40 pm · -0.1 ft	—	44%	Major periods 5:44 am · 6:10 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:46 am · 5:26 pm	▲High tide 7:17 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 3:12 pm · -0.1 ft	—	33%	Major periods 6:34 am · 6:58 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:46 am · 5:25 pm	▲High tide 8:23 am · 0.1 ft	▼Low tide 3:39 pm · -0.1 ft	▲High tide 10:38 pm · 0.1 ft	23%	Major periods 7:21 am · 7:43 pm	Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above mean sea level. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

No significant tide

Tides from the FES2022 station (AVISO/CNES), 2.9 mi from Violí Charáki. Times and heights are its predictions.

Station data attribution: FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.

How we calculate the tide

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.9 ft Now

Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 3.9 ft with a period of 5 s, from the north (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →

Water now71.4 °F

Today 71.1–71.4 °F air: 56 / 66 °F

Satellite (2 days ago) 71.6 °F measured 0.8 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:31 am (local time).

Surf today

Poor

Poor · 0 out of 10 6:15–10:00 am 1.4–2.2 ft

• 1.4–2.2 ft surf at the shore, a fun size for most surfers
• 1.6 ft swell at 4 s from the north, short: weak, messy waves
• 1.4 ft wind swell at 3 s: messy waves
• Light onshore wind (7 mph): a bit of chop
• First or last light of the day

Surf at the shore 1.4–2.2 ft average – sets

Swell 1.6 ft 4 s · N · 9 kJ

Wind 7 mph NW · onshore

Water and wetsuit 71.1 °F Springsuit

• Light: First light 6:15 am · sunrise 6:41 am · sunset 5:31 pm · last light 5:57 pm
• Tide: We don’t have a reliable tide to show here.
• Water at 71.1 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
• Energy: 9 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

10128101116139

1.02.03.04.0 ft Best time Now

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm

Very good Good Fair Poor ➤Offshore ➤Cross ➤Onshore

The best window is 6:15 am to 10:00 am, though with a short-period swell and wind swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good

Great day · 9 out of 10 6:40–9:40 am Also 4:10–5:30 pm

• 1.7 ft swell at 4 s from the north: some surge on the bottom
• Light onshore wind (8 mph)
• 0.2 mph current toward the south-southeast, weak (model)
• Daylight

Swell 1.7 ft 4 s · from the N

Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: fair

Water and suit 71.1 °F 5 mm wetsuit

Current 0.2 mph toward the SSE

• Slack water today: none; the tide doesn't count here
• Likely visibility: good. Rain (0.20 in) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
• Water at 71.1 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
• Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
• Night dive: dark from 5:57 pm. Waning gibbous (86%), rising at 8:01 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

Light

Day · 6:41 am–5:31 pm

Tide

No slack water here

Conditions

Best time

1 6:40–9:40 am 2

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm12 am

Now

The best window, 6:40 am to 9:40 am, combines light wind and weak current. Also worth a look from 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm, with weak current, though with moderate wind.

In Violí Charáki the tide barely moves the water, so there's no slack to wait for: swell, wind and current are what count.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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• Paradise Dive Center Dive shop · W 3.9 mi
• Paradise Diving Center Dive shop · W 4.0 mi
• Evelin Dive Center Dive shop · E 5.2 mi
• Atlantis Diving Center Dive shop · E 6.2 mi
• Dolphin Diving Center Dive shop · E 9.8 mi
• Phoenix Dive Club Dive shop · SW 11 mi
• Dive2Gether Dive shop · S 12 mi

Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Sites: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Hourly weather Wind Surf

NWNWNWNWNWNWNWNW

102030 mph 28 Now

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	56°	57°	59°	63°	66°	64°	63°	63°
Wind (mph)	10 NW	12 NW	8 NW	10 NW	11 NW	16 NW	13 NW	8 NW
Gusts	17	21	19	17	21	26	22	19
Waves	1.4 ft	1.8 ft	2.2 ft	2.5 ft	3.0 ft	3.6 ft	3.9 ft	3.6 ft
Rain	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.02 in

• 3:00 am 57° 12 NW 1.8 ft
• 6:00 am 59° 8 NW 2.2 ft
• 9:00 am 63° 10 NW 2.5 ft
• 12:00 pm 66° 11 NW 3.0 ft
• 3:00 pm 64° 16 NW 3.6 ft
• 6:00 pm 63° 13 NW 3.9 ft
• 9:00 pm 63° 8 NW 3.6 ft
• 12:00 am 63° 5 NW 3.3 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind	Max wave
Today · 29	Light showers	56 / 66 °F	16 mph NW	3.9 ft
Fri 30	Fog	61 / 69 °F	6 mph N	3.3 ft
Sat 31	Light rain	58 / 70 °F	11 mph S	1.4 ft
Sun 1	Light rain	65 / 71 °F	15 mph S	0.8 ft
Mon 2	Overcast	62 / 71 °F	16 mph S	1.0 ft
Tue 3	Drizzle	62 / 70 °F	18 mph SSW	0.9 ft
Wed 4	Light drizzle	58 / 69 °F	12 mph S	1.1 ft
Thu 5	Drizzle	56 / 64 °F	14 mph N	4.8 ft
Fri 6	Drizzle	54 / 60 °F	13 mph NNE	5.0 ft
Sat 7	Light drizzle	52 / 56 °F	19 mph NNE	6.8 ft
Sun 8	Light drizzle	52 / 58 °F	18 mph N	7.2 ft
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	47 / 60 °F	10 mph N	4.8 ft
Tue 10	Overcast	44 / 65 °F	5 mph NE	1.8 ft
Wed 11	Light drizzle	49 / 66 °F	5 mph ENE	2.4 ft

• Fri 30 Fog 61° / 69° 3.3 ft
• Sat 31 Light rain 58° / 70° 1.4 ft
• Sun 1 Light rain 65° / 71° 0.8 ft
• Mon 2 Overcast 62° / 71° 1.0 ft
• Tue 3 Drizzle 62° / 70° 0.9 ft
• Wed 4 Light drizzle 58° / 69° 1.1 ft
• Thu 5 Drizzle 56° / 64° 4.8 ft

See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

• Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−5.1 °F; normal high: 71 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:31 am (local time).

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →

• Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 10:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
• New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 9:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
• First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 1:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
• Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 4:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Nearest lighthouse

Rethymno lighthouse 2.3 mi east

Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near Violí CharákiTides nearby

• Atsipópoulo0.5 mi
• Geráni2.2 mi
• Rethymno2.5 mi
• Georgioupolis10 mi
• Sellía11 mi
• Plakiás12 mi
• Pláka14 mi
• Pánormos15 mi
• Kalýves16 mi
• Bali20 mi

All places in Crete, A to Z (476) →

Violí Charáki at a glance

• Town or city of about 2,785 people. Coordinates: 35.359° N, 24.439° E.
• It is 40 mi west of Heraklion, the main place in Crete. The sun rises 3 min later and sets 3 min later than in Heraklion.
• The nearest tide station, FES2022, is 2.9 mi to the north.
• Its coast faces north.
• Beaches and harbors nearby: Limáni Rethýmnou (2.5 mi).

Questions about Violí CharákiQuestions

What time is sunset today in Violí Charáki?

At 5:31 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:57 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Violí Charáki?

At 6:42 am. First light comes at 5:46 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 86% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 9:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:43–3:43 am, Minor 10:00–11:00 am, Major 2:15–4:15 pm, Minor 7:31–8:31 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Violí Charáki?

Light showers, from 56 °F to 66 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northwest (10 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Violí Charáki?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.6 ft waves with a period of 3.9 s from the north-northwest. The water is 71.4 °F.

When is the best time to visit Violí Charáki?

The best time to visit Violí Charáki is from May to September: highs of 75 °F to 86 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: global FES2022 model (AVISO/CNES), licensed AVISO; constants for this place computed by TidePlanet from the nearest model cells offshore. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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