CalmBeach Greece
Beaches in Sifnos
All 20 beaches in Sifnos, in one list. 11 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
- Apokofto Sandy - Easy road access
- Artimoni Pebbles - Easy path
- Vathi Sandy - Easy road access
- Vlychada Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Vlycho Sandy - Easy path
- Vroulidia Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kamares Sandy - Easy road access
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Lazarou
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Small cove on the rocks — A small cove just past Platis Gialos on the south coast: pebbles at the shore over a sandy seabed, with shallow…
- Paralia Fikiada Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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Platys Gialos
Sandy - Easy road access
Large organized sandy beach — Fully organized: sunbeds, umbrellas, bars, tavernas, parking and tree shade, with a Blue Flag. It faces southeast.
- Poulati Rocky - Easy path
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Saoures
Sand & pebbles - Easy path
Secluded cove by Chrysopigi — A small, quiet cove of pebbles and golden sand with a gradually deepening seabed. It looks straight across to the Panagia Chrysopigi monastery (1650)…
- Seralia Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Spilia Pebbles - Easy path
- Toso Nero Sand & pebbles - Easy path
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Tsopou
Sandy - Passable dirt road
Quiet cove at Vathi — A quiet cove on the left side of Vathi bay, on the west coast: golden sand and gently shallow water. One of the oldest working pottery workshops on…
- Tsocha Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Faros Sandy - Easy road access
- Fasolou Sandy - Easy road access
- Cherronisos 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.
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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 Sifnos are more sheltered from the wind?
11 of the 20 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 20 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.86 m in June, 1.02 m in July and 1.07 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.99 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 20 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.0 °C in May, 22.6 °C in June, 24.2 °C in July, 24.8 °C in August and 24.2 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.1 °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 does the meltemi blow in Sifnos?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Sifnos starts around 14 August: 62 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 3 September, strong wind on about 4 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 4 days. In 1 week in 10, it blows all 7 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the west coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Tsocha and Toso Nero. 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 Cyclades as a whole, not for this place on its own: in October it drops to 20% of that peak, while in May it sits at 36%. 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.