Tholos break guide

Tholos Surf Guide

Tholos in Crete is a fairly exposed beach break. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the south southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Handles onshore winds better than most spots There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the ideal wave direction is from the north. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for rocks.

Tholos Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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18.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tholos:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tholos occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

Explore Tholos Location Map

Interactive Tholos 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 Tholos is Sitia Airport (JSH) in Greece, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tholos is Nikos Kazantzakis (Heraklion) Airport (HER), also in Greece, 65 km (40 miles) away.

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Tholos Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 22:49 Local Time
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6PM9PM0AM3AM
Wave (m)
0.7
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNE
Period (s) 4 4 4 4
Wind (km/h)
15
10
10
5
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Swell History at Tholos

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

Wind History at Tholos

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


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