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Beaches in East Attica usually better when the meltemi blows
28 sheltered beaches in East Attica, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
- 28beaches
- 14organized
- 11with photos
The meltemi blows from N/NE, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 59 beaches we have modelled, 29 take no open water toward N/NE; they cluster on the south coast, facing an arc of SE–W. The most reliable of them are listed below. The other 17 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 south coast is open to the opposite wind. On days the wind swings from the south, 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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Charakas
The long sands facing Patroklos islet — Charakas beach lies on the southern coast of Lavreotiki in East Attica, a few kilometres before Sounio, in front of the seaside settlement of the…
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Paralia KAPE
The rocky cove down a hundred steps — KAPE beach lies on the southern coast of Lavreotiki, between Charakas and Legrena, a few minutes before Sounio. Its unusual name is an acronym: the…
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Paralia AltheasThe little beach below the coastal road — Althea beach sits at Agia Marina in Koropi, around the 35th kilometre of the Athens-Sounio coastal avenue in East Attica. It stays hidden below the…
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Erotospilia
The cove with the lovers' cave — Erotospilia is a small cove just past Porto Rafti on the eastern coast of Attica. It owes its name to the cave that opens in its rocks: couples in…
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Paralia Skales Altheas
The little steps down to a turquoise cove — Skales Altheas lies in the small settlement of Althea at Agia Marina, on the Athens to Sounio coastal road in Attica, around its 35th kilometre. The…
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Paralia SouniouSand beneath the Temple of Poseidon — Sounio beach spreads along the bay below Cape Sounio, at the southernmost tip of Attica, with the Temple of Poseidon crowning the rock above it. Few…
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KalopigadoThe 'good well' of Lavreotiki — Kalopigado, formerly known as Vromopousi, is a seaside settlement and beach of Lavreotiki on the east coast of Attica, between Daskalio and…
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Paralia MarathonaA long, shallow family beach — It is often referred to together with Schinias, which forms the northern edge of the same bay.
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Mavro Lithari / Eden Beach
The gentle sandy stretch by the black rock — Mavro Lithari, also known as Eden Beach, spreads along the Athens-Sounio coastal route on the edge of Saronida and Anavyssos, in the municipality of…
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Paralia Agiou SpyridonaThe chapel at the edge of the bay — Agios Spyridonas beach sits in Porto Rafti, East Attica, at the northern tip of the bay, where the coastal Leoforos Gregou ends. It takes its name…
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Lomparda / Mojito BayThe south-facing bay with the Venetian name — Lombarda lies at Agia Marina Koropiou, on the coastal route toward Sounio, about forty minutes from central Athens. The beach faces south onto the…
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Photo credits
- Paralia Altheas: Stanislav Amelchyts, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Souniou: Tilemahos Efthimiadis from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0
- Kalopigado: Antonis76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Marathona: afromusing, CC BY 2.0
- Paralia Agiou Spyridona: nizamis xristos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lomparda / Mojito Bay: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thymari: Kell Kell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lagonissi Grand Resort: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pevko: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Theretro Axiomatikon Navtikou: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agios Petros: Dim Leventis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in East Attica 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 28 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.39 m in June, 0.39 m in July and 0.40 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.41 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 28 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.5 °C in May, 22.4 °C in June, 25.1 °C in July, 26.0 °C in August and 25.0 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.7 °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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