Kalyves, Greece
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Chania, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 9 km.
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About Kalyves
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Chania, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 19 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CHQ, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).
See flights ORD → CHQ · Skyscanner from about £525 returnAdGetting there. 30 min from the airport to Kalyves.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Chania, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CHQ (CHQ), 9 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Kalyves · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Kalyves · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
No forecast for Kalyves yet: it refreshes every three hours.
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to CHQ, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 19h 35 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Wed 21 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Thu 22 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Fri 23 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Sat 24 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to CHQ, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 19h 35 door to door
Rough cost
About £795–£1,585 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CHQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £525–£1,095 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | £15–£30 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £795–£1,585 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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