Kalamaki beach
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
No photo of Kalamaki beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:32 pm7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.9
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 4 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.
About Kalamaki beach
Kalamaki beach is located in the Region of Crete, Greece, and is near Ierapetra. It is 6.6 kilometers away from Ierapetra 1-Dimotiki and 677 meters from the nearest bus stop. OpenStreetMap lists two food options within 1 kilometer of the beach.
Kalamaki beach, known as Kapelas, is located 6 km west of Ierapetra, near Nea Anatoli in Crete.
It is a quiet beach with fine sand and shallow waters. The beach is a few known mainly to locals, because is hidden from the road by tall cliffs and greenhouses that exist around it.
Source: Kalamaki beach (Crete) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 680 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 670 m0.4 miΝέα Ἀνατολή (village)
- Nearest airport
- 46 km29 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ierapetra 1-Dimotiki6.6 km4.1 mi east away8.3 Great
- Myrtos Beach in Myrtos7.5 km4.6 mi west away7.6 Great
- Myrtos Ierapetra7.5 km4.7 mi west away7.6 Great
- Koutsounari Long Beach14 km8.7 mi east away8.8 Excellent
- Long Beach14 km8.8 mi east away8.8 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
- Sun7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 16%
- Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 83%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 48%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 51%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 26%