Kitesurf Location - Crete / Rethymno ( ID crete___rethymno )
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Continent: Europe
Country: Greece
Next Big City (Airport): Chania, Iraklion, Athens
Next Town: Rethymno
Latitude: 35.3672
Longitude: 24.4865
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms
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Type:
- Chop
Hazards:
- Swimmers
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.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- June
Wide, sandy, no obstructions. Completely empty in the winter but packed in summer.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
Wetsuit in autumn to spring. Summer just shorts.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- NE
Main Direction:
- N
Winds often onshore or sideonshore. Onshore NNE.Edit
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'.Edit
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