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Karave Beach

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

No photo of Karave Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:39 pm
8 am
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.4
35 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:39 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am2113
7.6GreatNow2213
7.3Great10 am2415
7.1Great11 am2717
6.3Good12 pm3018
6.0Good1 pm3220
5.9Good2 pm3421
6.0Good3 pm3421
6.4Good4 pm3421
5.4Fair5 pm3521
6.8Good6 pm3421
Sat
8.2Great8 am64
8.8Excellent9 am53
8.9Excellent10 am21
8.6Excellent11 am10
9.0Excellent12 pm11
9.1Excellent1 pm21
8.7Excellent2 pm42
9.1Excellent3 pm64
9.4Excellent4 pm96
9.3Excellent5 pm127
9.1Excellent6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.5 m2 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.

Facilities

  • Drinking water460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m600 ft
Nearest airport
76 km47 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

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.

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 14%