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Maistros options
Beaches in Fokida usually better when the maistros blows
9 sheltered beaches in Fokida, oriented away from the maistros. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
- 9beaches
- 5organized
- 3with photos
The maistros blows from NW/W, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 21 beaches we have modelled, 9 take no open water toward NW/W; they cluster on the southeast coast, facing an arc of NE–S. 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 southeast coast is open to the opposite wind. On days the wind swings from the southeast, 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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Agios Isidoros
The pebble shore with the Blue Flag — Agios Isidoros lies on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, just west of Antikyra, where Fokida meets Boeotia. The beach takes its name from the…
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Dorida Eratini
An organized beach with fish tavernas — Famous for its fish tavernas, fed by the working fishing harbour. From here you can take a short boat ride to Trizonia — the only inhabited island in…
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GiannakisA small wild beach near Galaxidi — Pebbles and crystal-clear water at a very small (~80 m) beach; the seabed deepens fairly quickly, so water shoes help. In the Pera Panta area, ~1 km…
Photo credits
- Giannakis: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marathias: Evdokia Tasakou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalafatis: Stefanos Dermetzidis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giannakis: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Fokida may be better when the maistros blows?
The bays listed here are shielded from the maistros 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.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 9 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 17.9 °C in May, 21.8 °C in June, 25.0 °C in July, 25.9 °C in August and 24.5 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.1 °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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