Amenities from OpenStreetMap — they may have changed and the list is not exhaustive.
💧 Bathing water quality: excellent (official assessment by the Greek Ministry of Environment, 2025 — monitoring point “Kokkinos Pyrgos”, 157 m from the beach)
Beach near Kokkinos Pyrgos in Crete. Its orientation is southwest, with a view towards the sea. The landscape is generally calm, without particular features.
Real shoreline from OpenStreetMap at a fixed scale so the diagrams are comparable with one another — the dot marks the beach.
The beach faces southwest. With northeasterly winds the air flows offshore and the water near the shore stays flat; with southwesterly winds the sea builds up waves onto the beach. The orientation is computed from the shape of the shore; how much its bay shelters it has not been checked yet.
The shore faces southwest (233°), so all year round the sun sets within its field of view, over the water.
An estimate based on the orientation of the shore — a headland or island opposite may hide the horizon.
In calm seas yes, but the water gets deep fairly quickly — normal supervision applies.
On days with northeasterly (offshore) winds or no wind at all. Check the live score on Beach Radar before you go — it updates all day.
No — it is an unspoiled beach with no facilities, so bring water and shade with you.
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Coordinates: 35.07926, 24.74173 · Shore faces: 233° (southwest) · Area: Kokkinos Pyrgos, Crete
Data: Open-Meteo · Mapping: OpenStreetMap · Page last updated: 2026-08-15