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Sandy beaches in Kea
11 sandy beaches in Kea: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
- 11beaches
- 6organized
- 3with photos
Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Kea? These 11 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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Koundouros
Koundouros: the sandy bay of the windmills — Koundouros stretches along the southwestern coast of Kea (Tzia), a wide sandy bay of fine and coarse sand dotted with the island's characteristic…
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Xyla
Xyla: the beach that took its name from the sea — Xyla lies on the western side of Kea (Tzia), a few kilometres south of Korissia, a beach of fine and coarse sand in a relatively out-of-the-way…
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OtziasThe island’s largest beach — Easy paved access; partly organized (free ends, sunbeds in the middle, tavernas behind). An ancient harbour once stood here.
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Pisses
Dark sand and the only campsite — Dark sand mixed with pebbles, clear water, a wide open beach at the mouth of a lush valley of fruit and cypress trees. It is named after the ancient…
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Photo: from a visitor SpathiNow road-accessible (formerly path/boat only); moderately organized, with a beachfront restaurant/bar. Quiet on weekdays.
Photo credits
- Otzias: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Spathi: from a visitor
Good to know
Which beaches in Kea 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 11 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.60 m in June, 0.67 m in July and 0.70 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.69 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 11 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.5 °C in May, 22.0 °C in June, 24.5 °C in July, 25.4 °C in August and 24.7 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.3 °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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