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Παραλία του Μάλεμε

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Παραλία του Μάλεμε 1 photo

  • Sunrise in Maleme

    Sunrise in Maleme. Manos Paraskakis, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:39 pm
8 am
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SW
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:39 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am95
7.8Great9 am96
7.7Great10 am149
7.5Great11 am1811
7.7Great12 pm1811
7.4Great1 pm1811
7.5Great2 pm1811
7.4Great3 pm1811
7.6Great4 pm1710
7.8Great5 pm159
7.9Great6 pm127
Sat
6.6Good8 am74
6.7Good9 am53
7.5Great10 am21
7.5Great11 am43
7.3Great12 pm95
7.2Great1 pm117
7.3Great2 pm106
7.8Great3 pm95
7.7Great4 pm96
7.2Great5 pm95
7.2Great6 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, -0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 12 am, -0.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.5 mHigh 8 am, -0.5 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 6 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 8 am, -0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.5 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Showers90 m290 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
460 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
670 m0.4 miΜάλεμε (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

Nearby places

  • mentaFood and drink
    90 m300 ft
  • Ledra pool barFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi
  • CastroFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • Reggae PubFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi
  • The Black tavernFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 73%