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Beaches in Argolida usually better when the meltemi blows
21 sheltered beaches in Argolida, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
- 21beaches
- 15organized
- 12with photos
The meltemi blows from N/NE, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 34 beaches we have modelled, 21 take no open water toward N/NE; they cluster on the southwest coast, facing an arc of SE–W. The most reliable of them are listed below. The other 5 sit wide open to it.
The reason is the shape of the coast itself: these beaches have land behind them on the side the wind comes from. They are not necessarily enclosed bays — they simply sit in the wind shadow of the shore opposite.
The trade-off, plainly: the same southwest coast is open to the opposite wind. On days the wind swings from the southwest, the shelter reverses and the far side is the better call. So this list narrows the choice — it does not replace the forecast; check live wind and waves on the beach page before you go.
The beaches
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Paralia Tolou - Psili AmmosFully organized, with a Blue Flag, ~1 km, walkable from Tolo village. It has a floating marine playground, and you can pedal-boat to the…
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Paralia Agiou Nikolaou - KondyliThe long shore with the chapel of Agios Nikolaos — Kondyli beach, also known as Agios Nikolaos, stretches along the Argolida coast southeast of Nafplio, a few kilometres past the village of Drepano…
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Paralia ArvanitiaThe town’s nearest cove, with a cliff walk — Coarse pebbles in the middle, rocky/cemented edges with metal ladders and a sandy seabed — small (~200 m) but the closest beach to town, a 10-minute…
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KarathonaNafplio’s long beach — Fine pebbles with sandy patches and shallow water — ideal for families with small children — and Nafplio’s longest beach (~2-3 km), curving behind…
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KalamakiThe little pebbled cove among the pines — Kalamaki is a small shore on the coast of Palaia (Ancient) Epidavros in Argolida, nestled in the greenery of a pine wood. Its name, a diminutive of…
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Plaka DrepanouA long beach with flat rock slabs — Fine-to-coarse pebbles and sand, with large flat rock slabs ("plakes") at the entry and a sandy bottom beyond. A long beach (~3 km) with a beach bar…
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Photo credits
- Paralia Tolou - Psili Ammos: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Tolou - Psili Ammos: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Agiou Nikolaou - Kondyli: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Arvanitia: Thanas Todhe (Guri Q…, CC BY 3.0
- Karathona: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalamaki: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lepitsa: Alexander Gkionis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chinitsa: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Paralia Kantias: ARafael2017, CC BY 4.0
- Plaka Drepanou: Argymeg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vivari: David Broad, CC BY 3.0
- Anepisimi Gymnistiki Paralia: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Asinis: Egerváry Gergely, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Argolida may be better when the meltemi blows?
The bays listed here are shielded from the meltemi in the exposure model, so they may be more comfortable when it blows. Local conditions still vary, so confirm wind and waves before you go.
Does this guarantee low waves?
No. Shelter shows which coasts are shielded from a wind direction, not guaranteed calm or low waves. On strong-wind days follow local flags and check live wind and waves in the app.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 21 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.14 m in June, 0.14 m in July and 0.13 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.14 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 21 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.4 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 26.4 °C in July, 27.0 °C in August and 25.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.3 °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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