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Sandy beaches in Samos
5 sandy beaches in Samos: 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 Samos? 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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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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Psili Ammos anatolikis SamouPsili Ammos: fine sand facing Asia Minor — Psili Ammos on eastern Samos is a sandy beach in the southeast of the island, east of Pythagoreio. Its name describes it exactly: fine, soft sand and…
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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…
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Photo credits
- Psili Ammos anatolikis Samou: MohsanAli22001, CC BY 4.0
- Psili Ammos anatolikis Samou: MohsanAli22001, CC BY 4.0
- Mikri Lakka: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trypiti: HenrikJ, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Samos 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 0.65 m in June, 0.79 m in July and 0.75 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.62 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 5 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.1 °C in May, 21.7 °C in June, 22.5 °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 21.6 °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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