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Sandy beaches in Ikaria
5 sandy beaches in Ikaria: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Ikaria? These 5 beaches are recorded as sandy, so they are easier on bare feet and better for children playing. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Mesakti
The long golden sands made for surfing — Messakti sits on the north coast of Ikaria, between Armenistis and Gialiskari, one of the island's longest beaches, with fine golden sand. By one…
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LivadiA surf beach on the north coast — A long beach of golden sand and clear turquoise-green water, near Armenistis. It is shallow and used by families, but on the north coast it catches…
Photo credits
- Kyparissi: Ηλίας Κ. Καρέντζος, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyparissi: Ηλίας Κ. Καρέντζος, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Livadi: Sotiria Pacharaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Ikaria are sandy?
The beaches listed here are recorded as sand rather than pebbles or rock. Shorelines shift with storms and seasons, so the mix can change from year to year.
Does sand mean shallow water?
Not always. Sand describes the shore, not the depth — some sandy beaches drop away quickly. Open a beach to see its recorded depth, and check live wind and waves before you swim.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 5 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.98 m in June, 1.21 m in July and 1.21 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 1.06 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 5 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.9 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 23.3 °C in July, 24.1 °C in August and 23.4 °C in September — ideal 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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