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Kitesurf Location - Crete / Amoudara ( ID crete___amoudara )      Hits: 4858
 
You are here: Europe > Greece > Kitesurf Location - Crete / Amoudara ( ID crete___amoudara )
Continent: Europe
Country: Greece
Next Big City (Airport):  Heraclion
Next Town: Heraclion
Latitude:   35.3392
Longitude: 25.0632
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rooms
- Shop
- Repair
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Heraklion Kite Beach (3.3 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
The water is flat, rarely a little bit choppy near the shore. Very good for kiteboarding. Nearly no waves deeper in the water.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Beach is sandy and wide. There is a nice large space to launch between windsurfers and swimmers. Not many people.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
Temperature in summer 26-36°C. A wetsuit is not necessary. Just shorts and a lycra necessary.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   
Best Months:
- July
- August
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- NW
- NNW
Main Direction:
- N
- WNW
- NW
- NNW
Wind is from 5 m/s till 15 m/s. Usual direction: North and Northwest. Best direction: Northwest. The only problem: it could be gusty.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
- Bus
Access:
- Medium Walk
Fly to Athens (Greece) if there are no direct flights to Crete from your country. Than fly to Heraclion (Crete), than with a bus or a taxi it is just some 15 minutes till Amoudara.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
No registration or license needed. No fees. There are some zones for swimmers in front of the hotels, so it would not be recommended to launch and relaunch there, but no other restrictions.

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 Nightlife
Nightlife is good. A lot of restaurants, shops. The Greek food is very tasty. The party starts late - around 1:00 at night. There are some 3 or 4 dancing clubs, cocktail and chill-out bars.

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