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Tholos surfForecast / Crete / Greece
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 EETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tholos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tholos sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tholos today?
The current surf forecast for Tholos at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tholos. (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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 66 | 83 | 102 | 104 | 86 | 102 | 102 | 85 | 67 | 50 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56AM 0.07 | 7:33PM 0.06 | 4:32AM 0.06 | 7:55PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:26AM 0.02 | 11:21AM 0.02 | 12:22AM 0.06 | 12:16PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
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