Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Greece |
Next Big City |
Heraclion |
Next Town |
Heraclion |
|
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shop, Repair, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is flat, rarely a little bit choppy near the shore. Very good for kiteboarding. Nearly no waves deeper in the water.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Beach is sandy and wide. There is a nice large space to launch between windsurfers and swimmers. Not many people.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Temperature in summer 26-36°C. A wetsuit is not necessary. Just shorts and a lycra necessary.
Wind
Best Months: |
July, August |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, WNW, NW, NNW |
Wind is from 5 m/s till 15 m/s. Usual direction: North and Northwest. Best direction: Northwest. The only problem: it could be gusty.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus |
Access
|
Medium walk |
Fly to Athens (Greece) if there are no direct flights to Crete from your country. Than fly to Heraclion (Crete), than with a bus or a taxi it is just some 15 minutes till Amoudara.
Extra information
No registration or license needed. No fees. There are some zones for swimmers in front of the hotels, so it would not be recommended to launch and relaunch there, but no other restrictions.
Nightlife
Nightlife is good. A lot of restaurants, shops. The Greek food is very tasty. The party starts late - around 1:00 at night. There are some 3 or 4 dancing clubs, cocktail and chill-out bars.