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Family beaches in Samos
11 shallow, organised beaches in Samos: 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 Samos? We picked these 11 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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Livadaki
Livadaki: a small sandy cove on Samos's north coast — Livadaki is a small sandy cove on the north coast of Samos, a few kilometres from the island capital, Vathy. Tucked into a narrow bay of fine sand…
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Potami
Potami: the waterfall gateway near Karlovasi — Potami is one of the best-known beaches of northwest Samos, a few kilometres from the town of Karlovasi. It is a long beach of pebbles and coarse…
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Kaladakia
A quiet cove with a sea cave — A small, quiet fine-pebble beach with a rapidly deepening seabed — good for snorkelling (not shallow, less ideal for toddlers). At its left end is a…
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Psili Ammos Marathokampou
Fine sand and shallows for children — Organized (umbrellas/sunbeds), backed by pine trees. Easy paved access, right on the Marathokampos–Kallithea road. (Not to be confused with the other…
Photo credits
- Balos: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Balos: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iraio: acquimat4 from Heidelberg, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Samos 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 11 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.69 m in June, 0.81 m in July and 0.77 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.67 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 11 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.9 °C in May, 21.4 °C in June, 22.1 °C in July, 23.8 °C in August and 23.1 °C in September — mild at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.5 °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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