Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 15 kn gusting 32, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.8 m
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 415, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 654, fair
- Sat 730, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 8 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | flat | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 8 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | flat | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 27kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 15kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 54, fair | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 32kn | side-on | 1.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots | 29kn | on | 1.7 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 19kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 8kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 20°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Crete Heraklion
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Karteros.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,060–US$2,060 each
about US$1,060–US$2,060 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$596–US$1,240 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,060–US$2,060 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Karteros
11 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Karteros its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 35m
About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → HER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.