Vai-Foinikodasos
Lasithi Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
- Free 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.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 810 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.1 km4.4 miΠαλαίκαστρο (village)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας (JSH)
Nearby places
- SeaSide Cafe - beach tablesFood and drink890 m0.6 mi
- SeaSide CafeFood and drink920 m0.6 mi
- Vai RestaurantRegional930 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Itanos Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north away7.7 Great tomorrow
- palm forest of Vai0.8 km0.5 mi south away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Psili Ammos beach0.9 km0.6 mi south away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Kouremenos5.0 km3.1 mi south away7.7 Great tomorrow
- Kouremenos Beach6.3 km3.9 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%