Glyfada (Corfu) Surf Guide

Glyfada (Corfu) in Ionian Sea is an exposed beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the ideal wave angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts as well as a right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded. Beware of Urchins.

Glyfada (Corfu) Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2rarely breaks
18.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Glyfada (Corfu):

The best conditions reported for surf at Glyfada (Corfu) occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Explore Glyfada (Corfu) Location Map

Interactive Glyfada (Corfu) 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. The closest passenger airport to Glyfada (Corfu) is Ioannis Kapodistrias International (Kerkyra/corfu) Airport (CFU) in Greece, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Glyfada (Corfu) is Ioannina Airport (IOA), also in Greece, 88 km (55 miles) away.

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Glyfada (Corfu) Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:44 Local Time
Wednesday 06
12PM3PM6PM9PM
Wave (m)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
Period (s) 5 5 5 5
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
10
Wind State cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on

Swell History at Glyfada (Corfu)

Surf stats for Glyfada (Corfu), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Glyfada (Corfu)

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


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