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Beaches in Syros
All 24 beaches in Syros, in one list. 16 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
- Agkathopes Sandy - Easy road access
- Azolimnos Sandy - Easy road access
- Ai Loukas Pebbles - Moderate access
- Amerikanou Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Ampela Sandy - Easy road access
- Armeos Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Achladi Sandy - Easy road access
- Vathy Gialoudi Pebbles - Moderate access
- Varvarousa Pebbles - Easy path
- Grammata Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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Delfini
Sandy - Easy road access
Access from the road past Kini with a rough final dirt stretch, or by boat. Partly organized (sunbeds, a beach bar) with undeveloped sections.
- Kini Sandy - Easy road access
- Lagkonaki Pebbles - Easy path
- Lia Pebbles - Easy path
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Marmari
Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
A U-shaped sandy cove — A U-shaped sandy cove with clear water, in Ano Meria, between Megas Lakkos and Americanou. Essentially undeveloped…
- Megas Gialos Sandy - Easy road access
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Megas Lakos
Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
An undeveloped beach (boat or trail only) — Sand and gravel (~600 m) with a rocky, slippery seabed (water shoes help) and clear water, on the isolated northwest coast. One of the island’s last…
- Paralia Vari Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Galissa Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Komito Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Loto Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Santorinii Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Finikas Sandy - Easy road access
- Voulgari 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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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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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 Syros are more sheltered from the wind?
16 of the 24 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 24 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.87 m in June, 1.10 m in July and 1.15 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 1.00 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 24 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.9 °C in May, 22.0 °C in June, 24.1 °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 21.8 °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 Syros?
Over the last 20 summers, the hardest week in Syros starts around 14 August: 46 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 10 July and 10 September, strong wind on about 3 of the 7 days. Once it starts, it lasts about 3 days. Even then, the most sheltered side was the southeast coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Vari, Santorinii and Achladi. 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 4,137 people staying here. In October it drops to 24% of that peak — about 739 people, while in May it sits at 39%. 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.