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Family beaches
Family beaches in Lefkada
6 shallow, organised beaches in Lefkada: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach.
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Travelling with young children in Lefkada? We picked these 6 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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KathismaThe organised beach with paragliders — One of the longest beaches on Lefkada (~1 km), wide, with fine white sand and pebbles, on the west coast below green cliffs. Fully organised and…
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Agios IoannisThe long shore with the windmills — Agios Ioannis, also called Ai Giannis, stretches just outside the town of Lefkada, a long shore of coarse sand and pebbles running some three…
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PevkouliaThe beach with the pines — A long beach of sand and pebbles near Agios Nikitas (west coast), with pine trees offering natural shade — the name evokes the "little pines".
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Avali
The hidden cove beneath the cliffs — Avali is a secluded cove on the west coast of Lefkada, below the village of Kalamitsi, with white pebbles and coarse sand. It sits about 25…
Photo credits
- Pevkoulia: Igorm77, CC BY-SA 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Lefkada 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 6 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.55 m in June, 0.60 m in July and 0.55 m in August when the maistros is at its strongest, and 0.54 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 6 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.5 °C in May, 23.1 °C in June, 25.1 °C in July, 26.3 °C in August and 24.9 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.8 °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.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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