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Beaches in Leros
All 10 beaches in Leros, in one list. 3 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
- Dyo Liskaria Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Gourna Sandy - Easy road access
- Kioura Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Paralia Lakkiou Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Vromolithos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Kokkini paralia
Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
A secluded beach with deep water — A secluded local favourite of coarse pebbles and deep, crystal water that shelves off fast — not for small children. Wild…
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Paralia Vromolithos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Often the best swimming beach — Often rated the best swimming beach on Leros (below Pandeli): sandy at the ends, fine pebble/gravel in the centre…
- Paralia Kryfos Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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Paralia Blefoutis
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Road access (asphalt); lightly developed (a taverna and a café).
- Ormos Belfouti Sand & pebbles - 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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Family beaches
Organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow in our data.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Leros are more sheltered from the wind?
3 of the 10 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 10 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.90 m in June, 1.06 m in July and 1.00 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.88 m in September. September 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 10 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.2 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 23.0 °C in July, 24.3 °C in August and 23.7 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.2 °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 Leros?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Leros starts around 10 July: 55 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 26 June and 30 July, strong wind on about 4 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 3 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the northeast coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Kryfos and Dyo Liskaria. 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 28% of that peak, 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.