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Kera

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Kera 5 photos

  • La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021 (2)

    La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021 (2). Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021 (3)

    La plage à Kalyves (Crète) en juillet 2021 (3). Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • Des mouettes au loin depuis la plage de Kalyves (Crète)

    Des mouettes au loin depuis la plage de Kalyves (Crète). Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • Plage Almyrida en juillet 2021

    Plage Almyrida en juillet 2021. Benoît Prieur, CC0. Source

  • Kalyves - Sunrise Suites Hotel pool and reception - Aug 2026

    Kalyves - Sunrise Suites Hotel pool and reception - Aug 2026. Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
8.4Great8 am74
8.6Excellent9 am74
9.3ExcellentNow53
8.4Great11 am43
7.5Great12 pm117
7.9Great1 pm1610
8.6Excellent2 pm2113
6.6Good3 pm2013
7.2Great4 pm2012
8.9Excellent5 pm1811
9.3Excellent6 pm148
Sat
5.3Fair8 am74
5.6Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am21
6.5Good11 am42
7.2Great12 pm64
6.8Good1 pm95
7.3Great2 pm95
7.6Great3 pm74
7.1Great4 pm64
7.2Great5 pm64
7.0Great6 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 4 am, -0.4 mLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m70 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 10 m40 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miΑλμυρίδα (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

Nearby places

  • Kantina O BananasGreek
    770 m0.5 mi
  • ΈλεναGreek
    830 m0.5 mi
  • KohiliFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Il FournoItalian
    850 m0.5 mi
  • OasisFast food
    860 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 43%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 61%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 66%