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Kalyves Xyda

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Kalyves Xyda 2 photos

  • La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021.

    La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021.. Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • Un distributeur de billets à Kalyves (Crète).

    Un distributeur de billets à Kalyves (Crète).. Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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
16°C61°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
8.4Great8 am74
8.7Excellent9 am53
9.4Excellent10 am42
9.2Excellent11 am127
8.7Excellent12 pm1811
8.9Excellent1 pm2314
7.9Great2 pm2515
7.5Great3 pm2516
7.7Great4 pm2314
8.6Excellent5 pm1912
8.9Excellent6 pm159
Sat
6.6Good8 am85
6.7Good9 am64
7.3Great10 am32
7.4Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm53
7.1Great1 pm85
7.3Great2 pm85
7.3Great3 pm85
7.2Great4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm85
6.6Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 10 am, -0.4 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.4 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 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

  • Restrooms100 m320 ft away
  • Showers190 m630 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m110 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m370 ftΚΑΛΥΒΕΣ
Nearest town
280 m930 ftΚαλύβες (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

Nearby places

  • O GialosGreek
    30 m110 ft
  • MATZOROS beach barCoffee shop
    80 m260 ft
  • Café Fresh & CoolCake
    140 m460 ft
  • ΚρητικόGreek
    180 m600 ft
  • Arena Y MarFood and drink
    190 m630 ft

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

Nearby beaches

  • Kalyves0.1 km0.0 mi east away
    7.0 Great tomorrow
  • Maistrali0.1 km0.1 mi south-east away
    7.0 Great tomorrow
  • Kera1.1 km0.7 mi east away
    7.0 Great tomorrow
  • Blue Coast1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away
    7.0 Great tomorrow
  • Almyrida2.3 km1.5 mi east away
    7.3 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 33%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 22%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 71%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 66%