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Karavostasi beach

Rethymno Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Karavostasi beach 4 photos

  • Bali Strand - panoramio (1)

    Bali Strand - panoramio (1). Eugen Kalloch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bali Strand - panoramio

    Bali Strand - panoramio. Eugen Kalloch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Μπαλί Μυλοποτάμου 2558

    Μπαλί Μυλοποτάμου 2558. C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Northern coast Crete

    Northern coast Crete. Jebulon, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:35 pm
8 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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
21°C69°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
8.6Excellent8 am85
8.8Excellent9 am74
9.3Excellent10 am42
9.6Excellent11 am32
9.5Excellent12 pm64
8.8Excellent1 pm127
8.7Excellent2 pm1510
7.5Great3 pm2113
8.2Great4 pm2113
8.5Excellent5 pm2012
8.4Great6 pm1912
Sat
5.9Good8 am96
5.2Fair9 am85
5.6Good10 am117
7.3Great11 am128
8.5Excellent12 pm127
8.1Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm127
7.1Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm74
8.1Great5 pm53
7.0Great6 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 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 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

  • Showers500 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m690 ftKaravostasi beach, Evita bay
Nearest town
440 m0.3 miΜπαλί (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης (HER)

Nearby places

  • Ligo Vouno Ligo ThalassaGreek
    40 m120 ft
  • O GiannasFood and drink
    60 m200 ft
  • Taverna KaravostasiGreek
    60 m210 ft
  • Sault ke PepperFood and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • Bali NetFood and drink
    300 m970 ft

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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 59%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 65%