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Continent:
Europe
Country:
Greece
Next Big City:
Heraklion, Chania
Next Town:
Platanos
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Parking
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Water
Type:
Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m), Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:
Rocks
Quality:
Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
Tide Independent

This beach is ridable mostly during winter and spring. Generally it is not a windy place but when the Southwest wind is there it is perfect for wave riding. The water for the South (sideshore) or Southwest (sideonshore) winds that we usually have in winter and spring is from choppy to very big waves (>3m) depending on the wind direction and speed. The waves don't break progressively and there is a large shore break area. Few rocks in the water close to the beach.
Beach
Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
Rocks
Beach Users:
July, August

The sandy beach is very long (2km) and wide (>100m). In August the beach is packed with tourists and beach umbrellas.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, May, December
Wind Type:
No Info
Best Direction:
SW
Main Direction:
N, S, SSW, SW

Falassarna has wind usually only in winter and spring with South or Southwest winds. The South winds are quite gusty but usually ridable. The wind frequency is low, 4-5 time every month during winter and the wind speed is from 4-7 Bft. During summer time it is full of tourists and the preveling North wind is extremely gusty (it comes through the mountains, offshore) so the main beach of Falassarna cannot be used for kiteboarding. But there is a small bay near the port of Falassarna where the wind is not so gusty and it is kiteboardable.



How to get there
Transport:
Car
Access:
Short Walk


Get directions from


It is about 60km from Chania and it takes about 45min to get there.

Extra Information
Rules:
Other


During summer launch your kites next to the harbor, since the beach will be too packed and the wind blows offshore.

Nightlife
None.


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