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Beaches in Antipaxos
All 14 beaches in Antipaxos, in one list. 4 of them are not exposed to the maistros, which gives them the better odds on a windy day. Open any of them for live wind and waves.
The beaches
- Sarakiniko Pebbles - Boat access only
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Fyki
Boat access only
A small hidden cove (by boat) — A small, secluded Antipaxos cove — boat-access, unorganized and with very few visitors, with clear turquoise water over pebbles and rock…
- Kalamitsa Boat access only
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Skidi
Boat access only
A quiet pebble cove (by boat) — A quiet pebble cove on the east side of Antipaxos — a good escape when the famous Vrika and Voutoumi fill with day-trippers. Total privacy…
- Mikro Agni Pebbles - Boat access only
- Megalo Agni Pebbles - Boat access only
- Rodovani Pebbles - Boat access only
- Agriapidia Boat access only
- Rodovanopoulo Pebbles - Boat access only
- Plakka Pebbles - Boat access only
- Voutoumi Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Mesovrika Pebbles - Boat access only
- Vrika Sandy - Boat access only
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Spiantza sta Sfoungaria
Difficult access (path)
A secluded cove on the quiet side — A small, lesser-known cove on the quieter side of the island — secluded, crowd-free and without facilities…
Pick by what you are looking for
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Maistros options
The coves that face away from the prevailing wind — the shortlist for a windy day.
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Secluded
Quieter and harder to reach — dirt track, a walk, or boat only.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Antipaxos are more sheltered from the wind?
4 of the 14 face away from the maistros, 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.
Which side of Antipaxos is windier?
When the maistros blows (from NW/W), the beaches facing west are the most open to it: none of the 3 is sheltered from it. The more sheltered side faces east: all 3 of its beaches have land between them and the wind. When the wind turns, the picture turns with it, so check live wind and waves before you go.
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 14 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.33 m in June, 0.35 m in July and 0.32 m in August when the maistros is at its strongest, and 0.37 m in September. August 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 14 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.1 °C in May, 22.5 °C in June, 24.3 °C in July, 25.8 °C in August and 24.7 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.6 °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 Antipaxos?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Antipaxos starts around 25 September: 23 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. When it blew hard, it came from the north 63% of the time — the meltemi. In a week's holiday between 4 September and 22 October, strong wind on about 2 of the 7 days. It comes for a day and drops. Even then, the most sheltered side was the north coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Agriapidia and Plakka. 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. In October it drops to 31% of that peak, while in May it sits at 50%. 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.