Organized beaches in Symi — CalmBeach

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Organized beaches in Symi

5 organized beaches in Symi: with sunbeds, umbrellas and facilities. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.

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Prefer sunbeds, umbrellas and a beach bar in Symi? These 5 organized beaches usually have facilities and easier access. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.

The beaches

  • Nos
    Nos
    • Sandy
    • Easy road access
  • Pedi
    © Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics
    Pedi
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Easy road access

    A Meltemi shelter with fish tavernas — Easy access: ~2-4 km from Gialos by car, a bus every ~30 minutes, or on foot. Partly organized (sunbeds, fresh-fish tavernas).

  • Symi Gyala
    Symi Gyala
    • Pebbles
    • Easy road access
  • Nanou
    Nanou
    • Pebbles
    • Boat access only
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Agios Nikolaos
    © Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics
    Agios Nikolaos
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Easy path

    A shallow beach below the chapel — Sand with some pebble and shallow, clear water — good for children — on an island that is mostly rocky…

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Good to know

Which beaches in Symi are organized?

The beaches listed here are marked as organized, usually with sunbeds, umbrellas and food or a beach bar nearby. Facilities can change by season, so confirm locally.

Are organized beaches less windy?

Not necessarily. Facilities do not change the wind or waves — check live conditions in the app and compare less exposed beaches on windy days.

When is the sea calmest here?

Across 5 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.57 m in June, 0.62 m in July and 0.55 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.56 m in September. August 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 5 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.8 °C in May, 22.1 °C in June, 24.3 °C in July, 26.5 °C in August and 25.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.8 °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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