Beach forecast for Violí Charáki
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (EET) · Crete, Greece Today, Thu, Oct 29 · EET- Swimming
- Use care · 3.7 ft
- Water
- 71 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Wind
- 16 mph
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's not a beach day in Violí Charáki (1/10). The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 1Not a beach day | Not today | Use care · 3.7 ft | 71 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.3 ft | 71 °F | 4 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 9:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 1.2 ft | 71 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.6 ft | 71 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 71 °F | 3 |
| Tue 3 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 0.5 ft | 71 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 6Fair beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 0.9 ft | 71 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- 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
- 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.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Mainly clear | 59 °F | 8 mph | 2.4 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Mainly clear | 60 °F | 10 mph | 2.5 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 61 °F | 13 mph | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 61 °F | 13 mph | 2.8 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 64 °F | 11 mph | 3.0 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 63 °F | 13 mph | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 61 °F | 16 mph | 3.4 ft | 1 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 61 °F | 16 mph | 3.6 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 61 °F | 16 mph | 3.7 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Violí Charáki
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- Rethymnon Beach 3.7 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Episkopi beach 5.5 mi · W
- 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.
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and water 1 of 1; minus cold 1 and rain 1.5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Violí Charáki
Is it a beach day in Violí Charáki today?
Not a beach day: 1/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Violí Charáki today?
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.
How warm is the water in Violí Charáki?
About 71 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Violí Charáki today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Violí Charáki?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10).
What beaches are near Violí Charáki?
Rethymnon Beach (3.7 mi) and Episkopi beach (5.5 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Violí Charáki today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.