Falasarna Surf Guide

Falasarna in Crete is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the optimum wave angle is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for - Urchins - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Localism.

Falasarna Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2inconsistent
17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Falasarna:

The best conditions reported for surf at Falasarna occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Explore Falasarna Location Map

Interactive Falasarna surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Falasarna Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:22 Local Time
Tuesday 05
12PM3PM6PM9PM
Wave (m)
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period (s) 5 5 5 4
Wind (km/h)
15
15
15
10
Wind State cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on

Swell History at Falasarna

Surf stats for Falasarna, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Falasarna

Wind stats for Falasarna, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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