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Chavania 1

Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Chavania 1 5 photos

  • Sunrise near Katsikia 10-1-2v

    Sunrise near Katsikia 10-1-2v. Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Номер Sea View в отеле Candia Park Village. Agios Nikolaos. Crete. Greece. Июль 2013 - panoramio

    Номер Sea View в отеле Candia Park Village. Agios Nikolaos. Crete. Greece. Июль 2013 - panoramio. Vadim Indeikin, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunrise near Katsikia 10-2-2h

    Sunrise near Katsikia 10-2-2h. Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Holidays - Crete - panoramio (31)

    Holidays - Crete - panoramio (31). Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Holidays - Crete - panoramio (34)

    Holidays - Crete - panoramio (34). Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:32 pm
8 am
9.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
95 km/hmph W
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:32 pm
Today
9.1Excellent8 am95
9.2Excellent9 am64
9.5Excellent10 am42
9.2Excellent11 am42
9.5Excellent12 pm85
8.5Excellent1 pm96
7.3Great2 pm127
6.5Good3 pm127
6.9Good4 pm106
6.9Good5 pm96
7.2Great6 pm75
Sat
8.9Excellent8 am63
8.5Excellent9 am32
8.2Great10 am00
8.1Great11 am10
8.0Great12 pm32
7.8Great1 pm75
7.6Great2 pm96
7.6Great3 pm106
7.5Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm96
8.0Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.4 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 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

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft
  • Playground80 m270 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m870 ft
Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miΆγιος Νικόλαος (city)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)

Nearby places

  • Wheelz on the BeachCoffee shop
    50 m160 ft
  • "Fili" TavernaFood and drink
    60 m210 ft
  • "Agapi" RestaurantFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • "Eros" Main BarFood and drink
    110 m340 ft

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.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 31%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 66%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 61%