CalmBeach Greece
Beaches in Pieria
All 13 beaches in Pieria, in one list. 11 of them are not exposed to the summer wind, 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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Alykes Kitrous
Sandy - Easy road access
The sandy shore beside the historic salt pans — Alykes Kitrous lies on the coast of northern Pieria, on the western shore of the Thermaikos Gulf…
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Alyki
Sandy - Easy road access
The salt-village shore near ancient Pydna — Alyki sits on the coast of northern Pieria, in front of the seaside settlement of the same name…
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Paralia Leptokaryas
Sandy - Easy road access
Pebble and sand at the foot of Olympus — About 5 km in a straight line, mainly fine pebbles mixed with sand, at the foot of Mt Olympus. Organized and family-friendly…
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Olympiaki Akti
Sandy - Easy road access
A long beach backed by Mt Olympus — A long golden beach, sandy along its whole length, backed by Mt Olympus — the "Olympus Riviera". Heavily organized, with many beach bars…
- Panteleimonas Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Katerinis Sandy - Easy road access
- Pydna Sandy - Easy road access
- Skotina Sandy - Easy road access
- Ammos (Alyki Kitrous, Pieria) Passable dirt road
- Nei Pori Sandy - Easy road access
- Kalyvia Varikou Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Korinou Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Platamona Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Pick by what you are looking for
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Summer wind 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.
- Sandy
- Beach bars
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Good to know
Which beaches in Pieria are more sheltered from the wind?
11 of the 13 face away from the summer wind, 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 13 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.26 m in June, 0.27 m in July and 0.26 m in August when the summer wind is at its strongest, and 0.30 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 13 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 25.9 °C in July, 26.7 °C in August and 24.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.1 °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 is the weather worst in Pieria?
Over the last 20 summers there was no hard stretch in Pieria: even the windiest week had wind of 5 Beaufort or more on only 2 days in 100. The coast here is open, with no clearly sheltered corner to fall back on. 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 33,561 people staying here. In October it drops to 10% of that peak — about 3,394 people, while in May it sits at 15%. 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.