CalmBeach Greece
Beaches in Lipsi
All 18 beaches in Lipsi, in one list. 9 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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Levki Paralia Aspronisi
Pebbles - Boat access only
White islets with a sandbar (boat only) — Not a town beach but the Aspronisia islets east of Lipsi — smooth white pebbles and a sandbar joining two islets…
- Agios Nikolaos Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
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Kampos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A quiet, untouched cove — Soft sand (some pebbles/stones underfoot) with tree shade, ~1.2 km / a 15-minute walk from town on an asphalt road. A quiet…
- Kamares Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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Katsadia
Sandy - Easy path
A family cove with a taverna — Organized around a well-known taverna/bar (sunbeds, parking); a popular yacht anchorage.
- Kissiria Sandy - Moderate access
- Kimisi Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Korakia Sandy - Difficult dirt road
- Lentou Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Lyra Pebbles - Moderate access
- Mersini Pebbles - Moderate access
- Xirokampos Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Papantria Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Platys Gialos Sandy - Easy road access
- Pnigmenos Sandy - Moderate access
- Stifi Sandy - Moderate access
- Tourkomnima Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
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Chochlakoura
Pebbles - Easy path
A beach of big white pebbles — Defined by big, smooth white pebbles (with flat rocks and small caves nearby), at the island’s southeast edge. The name: "chochlaki/chochlakas" is…
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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Secluded
Quieter and harder to reach — dirt track, a walk, or boat only.
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Sunset
West-facing, so the sun goes down over the water in front of you.
- Sandy
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Good to know
Which beaches in Lipsi are more sheltered from the wind?
9 of the 18 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 18 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.76 m in June, 0.87 m in July and 0.84 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.77 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 18 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.2 °C in May, 21.8 °C in June, 22.6 °C in July, 24.0 °C in August and 23.6 °C in September — mild at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.0 °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 Lipsi?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Lipsi 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 26 June and 13 August, strong wind on about 4 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 3 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 Katsadia and Papantria. 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.