Agia Anna Wall

Agia Anna Wall sits on the southeast coast of Mykonos, tucked below the Agia Anna headland at the south end of Kalafatis Bay, with the island's bulk rising to the north, northwest and west. This geometry shelters the site from the summer Meltemi, the strong N-NW wind that dominates the Cyclades, which is why the wall is known for light current and calm, clear water good for beginners. The open exposure window faces east through southeast to south into the Aegean: the E-ESE-SE-SSE-S sector is fully open toward the Naxos-Paros channel and distant fetch, with only a small unnamed islet ~800 m to the SSE giving trivial local shading. Beyond the S sector the exposure closes down quickly: a rocky peninsula projecting southwest from the Agia Anna point occupies the SSW-SW arc, cutting off swell and fetch from those directions, and the whole WSW-W-NW-N arc is blocked by the island landmass. The site is worst-affected by a southerly blow or a rare southeast (Scirocco) swell, which drive surface chop straight onto the exposed east-southeast face.