palm forest of Vai
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:30 pm9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:30 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 9 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 palm forest of Vai
Vai (Greek: Βάι), Greek for "palm", is a region of east Crete between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient Itanus but north of the villages that surround and are part of Palaikastro. Vai does not belong to them nor is it part of any civic unit of the local civic division of Greece. It is not itself an official village. The region is somewhat isolated on the isolated northeast peninsula, connecting only to Eparchos odos moni Toplou, the only road between Palaikastro and Toplou Monastery. The entire distance is essentially trackless and deserted, as the name of one of the beaches at Itanus suggests, Eremoupolis, "deserted city".
Source: Vai (Crete) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms150 m490 ft away
- Showers10 m40 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.4 km4 miΠαλαίκαστρο (village)
- Nearest airport
- 15 km9 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Nearby places
- SeaSide Cafe - beach tablesFood and drink100 m330 ft
- SeaSide CafeFood and drink130 m430 ft
- Vai RestaurantRegional140 m450 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Psili Ammos beach0.2 km0.1 mi south-east away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Vai-Foinikodasos0.8 km0.5 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Itanos Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Kouremenos4.2 km2.6 mi south away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Kouremenos Beach5.5 km3.4 mi south away7.7 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.
- Sat8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
- Sun8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 13%
- Mon6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
- Tue5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 63%
- Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 67%
- Thu3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 75%