Continent
Europe
Country
Greece
Next Big City
Chania, Iraklion, Athens
Next Town
Rethymno
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, Currents, Ships, Mole
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Onshore wind brings in rollers. Water gets deeper than wading depth fairly quickly. There are currents in the area and the port police advises to be careful. The undertow from the waves make it hard to walk out under control.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
June, July, August

Wide, sandy, no obstructions. Completely empty in the winter but packed in summer.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorty, Normal
Winter:
Normal

Wetsuit in autumn to spring. Summer just shorts.

Wind

Best Months:
No information
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
NE
Main Direction:
N, NNE, NE

Winds often onshore or sideonshore. Onshore NNE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Fly to Chania on Crete and get a bus to Rethymno, or fly to Athens and get a boat. The best beach in the area is a few hundred yards east of the ferry port, marked 'municipal beach'.

Extra information

Rules
None

Nightlife

No information