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Sunset
Sunset beaches in Chania
16 west-facing beaches in Chania: that look out toward the sunset. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in Chania? These 16 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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BalosThe turquoise lagoon of Gramvousa — A shallow, turquoise lagoon forms between the Gramvousa peninsula and the islet of Tigani, at the northwest tip of Crete. The sandbar shifts shape…
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KalathasThe Akrotiri bay with the little islet — Kalathas sits on the west side of the Akrotiri peninsula, about 12 kilometres northeast of Chania town, at the heart of an open natural bay. The…
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Falasarna
The white sands of the ancient harbour — Falasarna sits on the west coast of Crete, at the base of the Gramvousa peninsula, about 59 kilometres from Chania. The great shore is in fact a…
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Aspri LimniThe white lake beside Chrysoskalitissa — Aspri Limni lies at the southwestern tip of Crete, in Chania, a few hundred metres from Chrysoskalitissa monastery and close to Elafonisi. It owes…
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Machairida
The white cove by the knife-shaped cape — Macherida is a small cove of white sand on the Akrotiri peninsula of Chania, Crete, near Chorafakia and Tersanas. Its name is attributed to the sharp…
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Paralia KoutalasThe rocky cove with the sea cave — Koutalas lies at the tip of Cape Drepano, just north of Kokkino Chorio in Apokoronas, about 25 kilometres east of Chania. The small cove forms at the…
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Photo credits
- Balos: Olaf Tausch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kalathas: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aspri Limni: Pixelart-photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stomio beach: Sorin Craciun, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kouloura: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pachia Ammos: darkobajic, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Chania face the sunset?
The beaches listed here face west or southwest, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Arrive before sunset to find a spot and enjoy the light.
Anything to know for an evening visit?
Wind can pick up or drop in the evening, and remote beaches have no lights. Check live wind and waves in the app and bring a torch for the walk back.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 16 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.55 m in June, 0.58 m in July and 0.60 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.65 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 16 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.0 °C in May, 22.4 °C in June, 24.8 °C in July, 25.8 °C in August and 25.2 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.2 °C — warmer than June. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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