Paralia Drapanias
Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:40 pm7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 2717 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 6 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
- LifeguardStation 140 m460 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m390 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miΔραπανιάς (village)
- Nearest airport
- 41 km25 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)
Nearby places
- Canteen TotemGreek120 m390 ft
- BabisRegional170 m560 ft
- Taverna MithimnaRegional590 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Paralia Nopigia1.3 km0.8 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Korfalonas Beach2.0 km1.3 mi west away7.0 Great later
- Nopigia Beach2.3 km1.4 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Παραλία Τελώνιο3.9 km2.4 mi west away7.0 Great later
- Kasteli-Mavros Molos-Plaka4.4 km2.8 mi west away7.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 16%
- Sun6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 46%
- Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 92%
- Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 91%
- Wed2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 84%
- Thu2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 73%