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Crete · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Elafonisi Beach today: calm, quiet

Flat or nearly flat water. Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. 4.4 km from Chrisoskalitissa.

Strong wind blowing out to sea: keep inflatables and children close to the shore.

MorningCalmAfternoonCalmCrowdQuietWaves hereunder 0.3 m

📍 4.4 km from Chrisoskalitissa · faces southwest · map

Tours near Elafonisi Beach

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40 km/h from the north-northeast this afternoon; offshore waves 1.2 m every 5 s from the north (today). Elafonisi Beach faces southwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.

Elafonisi Beach, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TodayCalmunder 0.3 m · 40 km/h NNEQuiet
TomorrowCalmunder 0.3 m · 33 km/h NNEQuiet
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 24 km/h NNEQuiet
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 9 km/h WSWQuiet
Fri 9 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 11 km/h WSWQuiet
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 16 km/h WNWNormal
Sun 11 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 21 km/h NNWNormal

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 7 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 5. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.

About Elafonisi Beach

Elafonisi Beach is a sandy beach about 410 m long, 4.4 km from Chrisoskalitissa (West). It faces southwest: wind from the northeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the southwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 3 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 3 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets, showers, parking and a beach club nearby.

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