Preveli Beach
Rethymno Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:37 pm8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C66°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:37 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 5 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 Preveli Beach
Preveli Beach (Greek: Φοινικόδασος της Πρέβελης, Finikodasos tis Prevelis) is a beach located on the south coast of the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete. It is located in the municipality of Agios Vasilios in the Rethymno regional unit, not far from the Moni Preveli monastery, whose name has passed on to it. According to local legend, the king of Ithaca, Odysseus, remained in the wider area of Lake Preveli after the end of the Trojan War on his return to Ithaca from Troy.
Source: Preveli Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 540 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.3 miΚεραμες (village)
- Nearest airport
- 54 km34 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)
Nearby places
- Taverna Agia FotiaSeafood540 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Drimiskiano Ammoudi2.7 km1.7 mi west away8.0 Great tomorrow
- Triopetra5.6 km3.5 mi south-east away8.5 Excellent
- Αμμόλοφους5.9 km3.7 mi south-east away8.5 Excellent
- Schinaria8.1 km5.0 mi west away8.0 Great tomorrow
- Πρασονήσι9.6 km5.9 mi south-east away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
- Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 88%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 41%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 39%
- Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 51 km/h31 mph, rain 11%