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Beaches in Aegina
All 16 beaches in Aegina, in one list. 7 of them are not exposed to the meltemi, which gives them the better odds on a windy day. Open any of them for live wind and waves.
The beaches
- Paralia Vagias Sandy - Easy road access
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Agia Marina
Sandy - Easy road access
The long sandy beach below the Temple of Aphaia — Agia Marina spreads along the northeastern coast of Aegina and is the island's largest sandy beach. It takes its name from the chapel of Agia Marina…
- Aiginitissa Sandy - Easy road access
- Avra Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Votsaloti Paralia Pebbles - Easy road access
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Klidi
Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
The horseshoe cove of Sfentouri — Kleidi, also known as Klima, lies on the south coast of Aegina, beyond Perdika in the Sfentouri area. It is a small horseshoe-shaped cove facing due…
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Loutra
Sandy - Easy road access
The shore of the old thermal baths — Loutra lies on the north coast of Aegina, at the edge of Souvala, the island's second port. It owes its name to the thermal springs at the spot…
- Paralia Zinovi Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Kamares Pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Kolona
Rocky - Easy road access
A beach with ancient ruins in the shallows — Mostly sandy with a few rocks and a sea that deepens gradually — good for children. In the shallows you can see the ruins of the ancient harbour…
- Paralia Marathona A Sandy - Easy road access
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Paralia Marathona V
Sandy - Easy road access
An organized family beach — Fine golden sand with shallow, clear water — ideal for families — with views toward the islets of Moni and Agistri and the Peloponnese.
- Paralia Sarpa Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Tourlos
Sandy - Easy road access
A quiet, secluded beach — A quiet, unorganized beach ~1.5 km past Vagia on the north coast, with clear water — a secluded contrast to organized Vagia next door.
- Souvala Pebbles - Easy road access
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Aigina Ag. Vasilios
Easy road access
A cove with gentle water for snorkelling — Sand and small pebbles with very clear, usually gentle water — good for snorkelling — on the west coast…
Pick by what you are looking for
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Meltemi options
The coves that face away from the prevailing wind — the shortlist for a windy day.
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Family beaches
Organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow in our data.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Sunset
West-facing, so the sun goes down over the water in front of you.
- Sandy
- Beach bars
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Good to know
Which beaches in Aegina are more sheltered from the wind?
7 of the 16 face away from the meltemi, meaning less open water in front of them for a wave to build across when it blows. It is not a guarantee — the same beach changes character when the wind turns. Check the live reading before you drive out.
How is this list ordered?
By which beaches have the best conditions at that hour, so the order changes through the day: a beach that leads in the morning can drop down the list in the afternoon, once the wind picks up. When there is no live weather data, they are listed by how well known each one is — not by a score of ours.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 16 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.25 m in June, 0.29 m in July and 0.30 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.26 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 16 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 23.2 °C in June, 25.9 °C in July, 26.6 °C in August and 25.5 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.2 °C. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
When is the weather worst in Aegina?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Aegina starts around 14 August: 22 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. In a week's holiday between 7 August and 20 August, strong wind on about 1 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 2 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the east coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Agia Marina, Votsaloti Paralia and Tourlos. These are typical figures from 20 summers of European reanalysis (2006–2025), not a forecast for any single day.
How busy does it get, month by month?
August is the busiest month. When it fills and empties is measured for Piraeus and the Saronic islands as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 25% of that peak, while in May it sits at 33%. From official overnight-stay figures 2024-2025: it counts whoever sleeps in the area, not day trippers or cruise passengers. It is a historical average, not a forecast for this year.
Weather and sea conditions change. CalmBeach uses the app view for live beach recommendations.