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Beaches in Poros
All 11 beaches in Poros, in one list. 7 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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Limanaki tis Agapis
Sandy - Easy road access
The pine-clad cove of lovers — Limanaki tis Agapis, better known as Love Bay, is a small pine-clad cove on the western side of Poros…
- Agios Stefanos Pebbles - Easy road access
- Alyki Sandy - Easy road access
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Askeli
Sandy - Easy road access
The long sandy stretch on the road to the monastery — Askeli is the best-known and most organized beach on Poros, a long south-facing sandy stretch a few minutes east of the town. It runs along the…
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Vagionia
Pebbles - Easy road access
The bay of the sunken ancient city — Vagionia lies on the north coast of Poros, on the opposite side of the island from the town…
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Kanali
Sandy - Easy road access
A beach that stays shallow far out — A sandy beach with a sandy seabed and turquoise water that stays very shallow well out — ideal for families. It is the first beach after the bridge…
- Megalo Neorio Sandy - Easy road access
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Mikro Neorio
Sandy - Easy road access
A sandy beach among the pines — A sandy (not pebbly) beach in a pine setting, with calm, clear water and views across to Poros town and the Troizinia coast.
- Monastiri Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Rosikos Navstathmos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
On Kalavria past Neorio (~1.5 km); access by road/on foot or by boat.
- Plaka Sandy - 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.
- Sandy
- Beach bars
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Good to know
Which beaches in Poros are more sheltered from the wind?
7 of the 11 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 11 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.30 m in June, 0.35 m in July and 0.38 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.35 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 11 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 23.1 °C in June, 25.8 °C in July, 26.5 °C in August and 25.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.2 °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 is the weather worst in Poros?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Poros starts around 14 August: 18 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. In a week's holiday between 14 August and 20 August, strong wind on about 1 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 2 days. Even then there were beaches fit for a swim, such as Monastiri, Limanaki tis Agapis and Megalo Neorio. 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 Piraeus and the Saronic islands as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 25% of that peak, while in May it sits at 33%. 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.