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Falasarna surfForecast / Crete / Greece
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 EETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falasarna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falasarna sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Falasarna today?
The current surf forecast for Falasarna at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Falasarna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.04 | 12:41AM 0.07 | 2:23PM 0.04 | 1:06AM 0.07 | 2:50PM 0.04 | 1:37AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.01 | 5:46PM 0.03 | 8:02AM 0.01 | 6:19PM 0.03 | 8:30AM 0.01 | 6:44PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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