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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026

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Rethymnon Beach today: choppy, normal crowd

Waves on the beach: for confident swimmers only. Choppy water, waves about 1.1 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. 2.6 km from Rethymno.

Better today: Preveli Beach.

MorningChoppyAfternoonChoppyCrowdNormalWaves hereabout 1.1 m

📍 2.6 km from Rethymno · faces north · map

Tours near Rethymnon Beach

Day Trip to Knossos Palace & Heraklion City

★ 4.4 (396) · 8 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $28 per person
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Half-Day Quad Bike Safari

★ 4.8 (1,616) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $79 per person
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Preveli Beach, Damnoni Beach & Kourtaliotiko Gorge Day Trip

★ 4.3 (1,133) · 7 - 11 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $28 per person
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Georgioupolis Full-Day Land Rover Safari Experience

★ 4.9 (1,090) · 8 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $88 per person
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Preveli Beach and Kourtaliotiko Gorge Tour

★ 4.1 (425) · 1 day
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $394 per group up to 4
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Cretan Wine Tasting Guided Tour with Local Food

★ 4.9 (360) · 1.5 hours
meets in Rethymno (≈10 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from €45 per person
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Quad Safari & visit Cave with Transfer

★ 4.8 (332) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $73 per person
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Knossos Palace and Heraklion Guided Tour

★ 4.7 (326) · 10 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $28 per person
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Hotels near Rethymnon Beach

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23 km/h from the north-northwest this afternoon; offshore waves 0.9 m every 6 s from the north-northwest (today). Rethymnon Beach faces north, so these waves reach the beach.

Rethymnon Beach, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TodayChoppy≈1.1 m · 23 km/h NNWNormalTry Preveli Beach
TomorrowLight chop≈0.5 m · 18 km/h NWNormal
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 10 km/h WNWNormal
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 13 km/h ENENormal
Fri 9 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 10 km/h NNWNormal
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 9 km/h NWBusy
Sun 11 OctCalm → Light chopunder 0.3 m · 17 km/h NWBusy

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 4 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 3. Best day: Wednesday 7 October 2026.

About Rethymnon Beach

Rethymnon Beach is a sandy beach about 3.6 km long, 2.6 km from Rethymno (Centre). It faces north: wind from the south blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the north roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 97 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 65 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets, showers, parking, a beach club and a lifeguard post nearby.

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