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Beaches in Spetses
All 12 beaches in Spetses, in one list. 4 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
- Agia Marina Sandy - Easy road access
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Agia Paraskevi
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A shaded cove, one of the prettiest — ~12 km west of town; access by bus and boat/water-taxi (no private cars). Organized, with a beach bar/canteen.
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Agii Anargyri
Sandy - Easy road access
The big sandy cove with Bekiris Cave — Agioi Anargyroi lies on the southwest coast of Spetses, about 10 kilometres from Dapia, and is one of the island's largest beaches. The cove takes…
- Agios Mamas Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Vrellos
Pebbles - Easy road access
Northwest, ~6 km from town; access by road and water-taxi. Organized in recent years, with a beach bar.
- Kaiki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Kamares Pebbles - Moderate access
- Kouzounos Pebbles - Easy path
- Ligoneri Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Megali Zogeria Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Mikri Zogeria Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Xylokeriza Pebbles - 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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Snorkeling
Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Spetses are more sheltered from the wind?
4 of the 12 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 12 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.25 m in June, 0.27 m in July and 0.28 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.26 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 12 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.4 °C in May, 23.3 °C in June, 26.1 °C in July, 26.7 °C in August and 25.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.3 °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 Spetses?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Spetses starts around 10 July: 10 days in 100 had wind of 5 Beaufort or more. In a week's holiday between 26 June and 16 July, strong wind on about 1 of the 7 days. It comes for a day and drops. Even then there were beaches fit for a swim, such as Ligoneri, Agia Paraskevi and Agii Anargyri. 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.