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Beaches in Halki
All 2 beaches in Halki, in one list. They vary widely in how sheltered they sit from the meltemi — open any of them and check live wind and waves before you go.
The beaches
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Ftenagia
Sand & pebbles - Easy path
A cove beside the harbour — A small pebble cove with clear water, near the picturesque harbour (Nimborio) of little Halki, next to Rhodes.
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Kania
Sand & pebbles - Easy path
A sandy beach with tamarisks — The best-known sandy beach on Halki, with tamarisks for shade and gentle water.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Halki are more sheltered from the wind?
It comes down to which way the coast faces. When the meltemi blows, coves facing the other way have less open water in front of them for a wave to build across, so they are usually more comfortable. It is not a guarantee — the same beach changes character when the wind turns. 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 does the meltemi blow in Halki?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Halki starts around 25 September: 24 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 4 September and 31 October, strong wind on about 2 of the 7 days. It comes for a day and drops. The sea passes 21°C from June and peaks at 25.8°C in August. On windy days, Kania and Ftenagia 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 busiest month. When it fills and empties is measured for the Dodecanese as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 47% of that peak, while in May it sits at 62%. 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.