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Beaches in Fournoi
All 7 beaches in Fournoi, in one list. 4 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
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Vlychada
Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
A little-known beach for solitude — A small (~80 m) sand-and-fine-pebble beach; shallow near shore, deepening gradually. It stays almost unknown even in August — a pick for solitude.
- Kasidi Sandy - Easy path
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Vitsila
Pebbles - Easy road access
A quiet cove with tree shade — A small, quiet beach of light sand with some fine pebbles and clear green-blue water, on the southeast/east side of the island. Trees give natural…
- Petrokopi Pebbles - Moderate access
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Elidaki
Sandy - Moderate access
A wild beach with white vertical cliffs — Access by a steep downhill footpath (e.g. from Kambi) or by boat — the final stretch is hard, not for young kids. Completely wild, with minimal shade.
- Kampi Sandy - Easy road access
- Koumara Sandy - Easy road access
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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Snorkeling
Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Fournoi are more sheltered from the wind?
4 of the 7 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 7 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.70 m in June, 0.81 m in July and 0.79 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.72 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 7 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.0 °C in May, 21.8 °C in June, 22.7 °C in July, 23.8 °C in August and 23.2 °C in September — mild at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.6 °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 does the meltemi blow in Fournoi?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Fournoi starts around 10 July: 63 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. When it blew hard, it came from the north 100% of the time — the meltemi. In a week's holiday between 3 July and 20 August, strong wind on about 4 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 4 days. In 1 week in 10, it blows all 7 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the south coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Kasidi and Vlychada. 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 Samos and Ikaria as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 20% of that peak, while in May it sits at 32%. 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.