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Beaches in Patmos
All 15 beaches in Patmos, in one list. 6 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
- Agriolivado Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Aspri Pebbles - Easy road access
- Chochlakas Pebbles - Easy road access
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Agios Theologos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A shallow sandy beach beside Skala — Soft golden sand (~400 m) at the edge of Skala — walkable from town, with shallow, gentle water (family-friendly)…
- Sapsila Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Livadi Geranou
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Mostly wild, with one fish taverna. Patmos is the "holy island" — home to the Cave of the Apocalypse and the Monastery of St John.
- Livadi Kalogiron Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
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Paralia Vagia
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A pebble beach with cold water — A pebble beach ~7 km northeast of Skala, known for its notably cold water and two big shade trees. On the hill above…
- Paralia Grikos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Didymes
Sand & pebbles - Easy access
Two twin coves — Two adjacent coves split by a rock — hence "Didymes" (twins) — of fine pebble and sand with cold, clear water.
- Paralia Kampou Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Lampi Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Levkes Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Paralia Petras Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Psili ammos Sandy - Difficult access (path)
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 Patmos are more sheltered from the wind?
6 of the 15 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 Patmos is windier?
When the meltemi blows (from N/NE), the beaches facing west are the most open to it: none of the 4 is sheltered from it. The more sheltered side faces south: all 6 of its 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 15 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.91 m in June, 1.10 m in July and 1.06 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.91 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 15 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.2 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 22.7 °C in July, 24.1 °C in August and 23.6 °C in September — ideal 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 Patmos?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Patmos starts around 10 July: 59 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 13 August, 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 Livadi Geranou, Didymes and Vagia. 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.