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Παραλία Ρεθύμνου

Rethymno Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Παραλία Ρεθύμνου 5 photos

  • Plage à Réthymnon

    Plage à Réthymnon. Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • Pebbles in Rethymno's beach

    Pebbles in Rethymno's beach. Quim Gil, CC0. Source

  • Rethymno beach on a Summer day

    Rethymno beach on a Summer day. Quim Gil, CC0. Source

  • Rethymno beach on a Summer day 2

    Rethymno beach on a Summer day 2. Quim Gil, CC0. Source

  • The End Of Summer

    The End Of Summer. Georgios Liakopoulos, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:36 pm
8 am
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
138 km/hmph S
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
8.4Great8 am117
8.4Great9 am106
8.9Excellent10 am32
9.3Excellent11 am21
9.1Excellent12 pm95
8.6Excellent1 pm117
8.7Excellent2 pm149
7.8Great3 pm1811
8.3Great4 pm2012
8.4Great5 pm1811
8.6Excellent6 pm149
Sat
7.6Great8 am117
7.4Great9 am85
7.5Great10 am53
7.3Great11 am74
6.4Good12 pm95
5.8Good1 pm117
5.3Fair2 pm127
5.1Fair3 pm117
5.5Good4 pm64
6.1Good5 pm43
6.4Good6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, -0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m780 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m240 ft
  • Playground360 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miHotel Pearl (Rethimno2 - Hotel Pearl)
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miΞηρόν Χωρίον (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

Nearby places

  • TropicalFood and drink
    70 m240 ft
  • VataniaGreek
    80 m250 ft
  • YallaFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • Hotel Pearl (Rethimno2 - Hotel Pearl)Rental
    170 m560 ft
  • FriendsFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 88%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 73%