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Beaches in Lemnos usually better when the meltemi blows
15 sheltered beaches in Lemnos, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 9organized
- 4with photos
The meltemi blows from N/NE, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 41 beaches we have modelled, 15 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 14 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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Mikro Fanaraki
A tiny enclosed cove with a "Seal Cave" — Organized (a canteen, sunbeds, a beach-volley court), ~4 km from Moudros. Next to it is its larger twin, Megalo Fanaraki.
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Richa nera
The seaport of prehistoric Myrina — Richa Nera is a sandy beach within the bounds of Myrina, on Lemnos, running about three hundred and fifty metres long. Its name, which means 'shallow…
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Tourkikos Gialos
The harbour shore with the old name — Tourkikos Gialos stretches south of the Kastro of Myrina, on Lemnos, beside the harbour and the anchorage of the fishing boats and caïques. It is the…
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EvgatisA large beach of fine white sand with a long shoreline and clear blue water, on the south coast near Myrina — more wind-protected than most of…
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ChavouliThe sea daffodils at the head of the bay — Chavouli lies about three kilometres from Moudros, on Lemnos, at the head of a large bay, along the road towards the village of Skandali. It is a…
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Platy
The convenient beach of the capital — A fully organized sandy beach, one of the busiest on the island, just ~3 km from Myrina (next to Platy village). Its proximity to the capital makes…
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Photo credits
- Evgatis: Alessandro Arzilli, CC BY 3.0
- Evgatis: Alessandro Arzilli, CC BY 3.0
- Agios Ioannis: Alessandro Arzilli, CC BY 3.0
- Parthenomythos: TB5050, Attribution
Good to know
Which beaches in Lemnos 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 15 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.50 m in June, 0.60 m in July and 0.66 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.66 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 15 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 17.9 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 24.2 °C in July, 24.9 °C in August and 23.0 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.0 °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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