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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Greece
Next Big City:	Chania, Iraklion, Athens
Next Town:	Rethymno

Type:	Ocean
Rider Ability:	Intermediate, Expert
Features:	Rooms, Food, Parking

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Water

Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Swimmers, Currents, Ships/Boats, Mole
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Onshore wind brings in rollers. Water gets deeper than wading depth fairly quickly. There are currents in the area and the port police advises to be careful. The undertow from the waves make it hard to walk out under control.

Beach

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Wide, sandy, no obstructions. Completely empty in the winter but packed in summer.

Wind

Best Months:	No Info
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds
Best Direction:	NE
Main Direction:	N, NNE, NE

Winds often onshore or sideonshore. Onshore NNE.

How to get there

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Fly to Chania on Crete and get a bus to Rethymno, or fly to Athens and get a boat. The best beach in the area is a few hundred yards east of the ferry port, marked 'municipal beach'.

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