Is Agia Fotia good for beginners?

Agia Fotia is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.7 m and 63% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Agia Fotia?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 21°C, so most of the year you want a 2 mm shorty.

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Agia Fotia 40.8

#4701 of 5756 surf spots in the world · 🇬🇷 Greece · Kriti · near Sitia

Wind is the enemy here, gentle enough to learn.

Beginner friendlyBeginner

Surf score40.8 /100

Surfable days60% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.7 m 2.3 ft median

Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Agia Fotia

It rarely works. The nearest airport is HER (90 km) and the nearest town is Sitia (5 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	79%	0%	1.1 m	18°C	3/2
Feb	65%	0%	0.8 m	17°C	3/2
Mar	65%	0%	0.8 m	17°C	3/2
Apr	49%	0%	0.6 m	18°C	3/2
May	34%	0%	0.5 m	19°C	2mm
Jun	45%	0%	0.6 m	22°C	vest
Jul	64%	0%	0.8 m	25°C	boardies
Aug	71%	0%	0.7 m	26°C	boardies
Sep	61%	0%	0.7 m	25°C	vest
Oct	56%	0%	0.7 m	23°C	vest
Nov	57%	0%	0.7 m	21°C	2mm
Dec	69%	0%	0.8 m	19°C	2mm

Why 40.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world scores 100. Wave quality and what the spot does on its best days carry more than half of it, which is what separates this from a ranking of where the water is warm.

Wave quality 34.7%

12.7

Best days 22.4%

5.7

Clean days 18.4%

0.0

Consistency 10.2%

6.8

Season spread 4.1%

3.0

Water comfort 6.1%

3.4

Access 4.1%

3.6

The detail

Faces 350° with 36% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 34% of days. Mean peak period 4.9 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. On its best tenth of days it reaches 1.5 m, with a peak period of 6 s. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 63%. Months that work: 9 of 12. Coordinates 35.196, 26.151 (OpenStreetMap).

What it costs to be here

Living here

€1,330/ month

typically €1,170 – €1,490

Rent, one bedroom€700

Groceries€280

Eating out€160

Getting around€95

Phone + internet€100

Renting by the month, cooking most days, local transport.

One month here

€2,600/ month

typically €2,290 – €2,910

Somewhere to stay€1,540

Eating out€545

Car, transfers, fuel€355

Data + extras€165

Short stays, eating out, a car or transfers.

49% cheaper if you live here instead of visiting

Estimate: World Bank PPP price level for Greece (2025, United States = 1.00) applied to a fixed surfer basket, then adjusted for how remote the spot is. Your own number moves with the season and how you live.

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