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Family beaches
Family beaches in Kos
32 shallow, organised beaches in Kos: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Travelling with young children in Kos? We picked these 32 beaches because they are organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow. How quickly the water deepens varies from beach to beach, so check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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KochylariA windy shore for kitesurf — Fairly exposed and open; a watersports centre operates here.
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Paralia VolcanaA quiet beach by volcanic rocks — A quiet beach ~35 km southwest, in the Kefalos area. It is named after the volcanic rock formations around it; a place for a serene swim in natural…
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A small shallow naturist beach — A small beach ~3 km west of Kardamena, with shallow, clean water. It is the island’s official naturist beach — hence the name "Natural".
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Paralia Agios Fokas
Black sand and hot springs — A long sand-and-pebble shore running from Psalidi toward Agios Fokas; on the Agios Fokas side the sand is dark/black and volcanic, with a steep…
Photo credits
- Kolpos Agiou Stefanou: maczopikczu, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Agios Stefanos: KrauS, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Kamila: Andrzej Szkopiński, CC BY 3.0
- Limnionas: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lagkada: Piotr Piętka, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Agiou Theologou: Tatiana Bashinskaya, CC BY 3.0
- Kochylari: Tatiana Bashinskaya, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Trypiti: Adam Absalon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gymnistiki Paralia Tigkaki: Troumoulis A., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Volcana: Andrzej Szkopiński, CC BY 3.0
- Ormos Mastichari: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Psilos Gremos: Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0
- Malimpou: KrauS, CC BY 3.0
- Polemi / Magic Beach: Liutauras Dirse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Lampi: Robin from Kraków, Poland, CC BY 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Kos are family-friendly?
Every beach on this list meets three criteria: it is organised, it has no difficult access, and our data records its water as shallow. How fast the seabed drops away underfoot is not something any map can guarantee — for small children, pick a calm, sheltered day as well.
How do I compare sea conditions?
CalmBeach checks wind, waves and exposure, so you can compare less exposed beaches and more comfortable visiting times.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 32 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.86 m in June, 0.97 m in July and 0.87 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.81 m in September. September 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 32 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 23.2 °C in July, 25.0 °C in August and 24.5 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 22.9 °C — warmer than June. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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