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Beaches in Fokida
All 21 beaches in Fokida, in one list. 9 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
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Agios Vasilios
Pebbles - Easy road access
A wild "secret" cove with tamarisks — Wild and undeveloped — a local "secret" with no signs, which many locals consider the best beach in the area. Easy access from a short detour off the…
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Agios Isidoros
Pebbles - Easy road access
The pebble shore with the Blue Flag — Agios Isidoros lies on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, just west of Antikyra, where Fokida meets Boeotia. The beach takes its name from the…
- Akti Vrachakia Pebbles - Easy road access
- Aspra Chalikia Pebbles - Easy road access
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Giannakis
Pebbles - Easy road access
A small wild beach near Galaxidi — Pebbles and clear water at a very small (~80 m) beach; the seabed deepens fairly quickly, so water shoes help. In the Pera Panta area…
- Kalafatis Pebbles - Easy road access
- Kapsales Pebbles - Easy road access
- Kentri Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Kokkina Chalikia Pebbles - Easy road access
- Marathias Pebbles - Easy road access
- Monia Pebbles - Easy road access
- Monolithos Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Agiou Andrea Pebbles - Moderate access
- Paralia Agiou Mina Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Chiliadou Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Asteri Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Sergoulas Pebbles - Easy road access
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Skaloma
Pebbles - Easy road access
The seaside village of Dorida with island airs — Skaloma is a small seaside settlement of Dorida, on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, about 17 kilometres east of Nafpaktos…
- Skoules Mikri kai Megali Pebbles - Easy road access
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Dorida Eratini
Easy road access
An organized beach with fish tavernas — Famous for its fish tavernas, fed by the working fishing harbour. From here you can take a short boat ride to Trizonia — the only inhabited island…
- Paralia Kirra Pebbles - Easy road access
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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Snorkeling
Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.
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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.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Fokida are more sheltered from the wind?
9 of the 21 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 Fokida is windier?
When the maistros blows (from NW/W), the beaches facing north and west are the most open to it: none of the 8 is sheltered from it. The more sheltered side faces east: all 4 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.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 21 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 17.9 °C in May, 21.8 °C in June, 25.0 °C in July, 25.9 °C in August and 24.5 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.1 °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 Fokida?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Fokida starts around 22 May: 21 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. In a week's holiday between 1 May and 11 June, strong wind on about 1 of the 7 days. It comes for a day and drops. On windy days, Paralia Chiliadou stay the calmest of the beaches on this page. 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 peak: on an average night there are about 2,691 people staying here. In October it drops to 42% of that peak — about 1,181 people, while in May it sits at 58%. 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.