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Sunset Beach

Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece

Sunset Beach 1 photo

  • Sunset over Sea of Crete

    Sunset over Sea of Crete. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am74
8.5ExcellentNow96
8.4Great10 am138
7.8Great11 am1912
7.8Great12 pm2013
8.1Great1 pm2113
7.3Great2 pm2113
7.3Great3 pm2012
7.5Great4 pm1912
7.8Great5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm159
Sat
6.9Good8 am63
7.2Great9 am43
7.8Great10 am32
7.3Great11 am42
7.1Great12 pm85
6.9Good1 pm106
7.2Great2 pm95
7.7Great3 pm74
7.4Great4 pm85
7.1Great5 pm85
6.9Good6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, -0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 12 am, -0.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.5 mHigh 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 6 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 6 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

  • Showers320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m710 ftΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΝ
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miΔαράτσος (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων «Ιωάννης Δασκαλογιάννης» (CHQ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sunset Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 73%