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Beaches in Lakonia

All 71 beaches in Lakonia, in one list. 34 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

Pick by what you are looking for

  • Meltemi options

    The coves that face away from the prevailing wind — the shortlist for a windy day.

  • Family beaches

    Organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow in our data.

  • Snorkeling

    Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.

  • Organized

    Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.

  • 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 Lakonia are more sheltered from the wind?

34 of the 71 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.

Which side of Lakonia is windier?

When the meltemi blows (from N/NE), the beaches facing north are the most open to it: none of the 10 is sheltered from it. The more sheltered side faces south: 22 of its 23 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 71 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.36 m in June, 0.35 m in July and 0.35 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.41 m in September. July 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 71 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.8 °C in May, 22.5 °C in June, 25.7 °C in July, 26.6 °C in August and 25.7 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.4 °C — warmer than June. 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 Lakonia?

Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Lakonia starts around 22 May: 28 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. In a week's holiday between 8 May and 11 June, strong wind on about 2 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 2 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the northwest coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Valtaki, Selinitsas and Trinisa. 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 9,422 people staying here. When it fills and empties is measured for Messenia and Laconia as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 23% of that peak — about 2,182 people, while in May it sits at 34%. 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.

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