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Beaches in Pieria usually better when the summer wind blows
9 sheltered beaches in Pieria, oriented away from the summer wind. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
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The summer wind blows from NW/W, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 9 beaches we have modelled, 9 take no open water toward NW/W; they cluster on the east coast, facing an arc of NE–E. The most reliable of them are listed below. The other 0 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 east coast is open to the opposite wind. On days the wind swings from the east, 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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Olympiaki Akti
A long beach backed by Mt Olympus — A long golden beach, sandy along its whole length, backed by Mt Olympus — the "Olympus Riviera". Heavily organized, with many beach bars, courts and…
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Alykes Kitrous
The sandy shore beside the historic salt pans — Alykes Kitrous lies on the coast of northern Pieria, on the western shore of the Thermaikos Gulf, beside the Kitros lagoon and its namesake salt…
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Alyki
The salt-village shore near ancient Pydna — Alyki sits on the coast of northern Pieria, in front of the seaside settlement of the same name, at the northern end of the Alykes Kitrous sands. Its…
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Paralia LeptokaryasPebble and sand at the foot of Olympus — About 5 km in a straight line, mainly fine pebbles mixed with sand, at the foot of Mt Olympus. Organized and family-friendly (umbrellas, sunbeds…
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Photo credits
- Paralia Leptokaryas: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Leptokaryas: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panteleimonas: www.bdmundo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Skotina: Alexander Yampolsky from Ekaterinburg, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Pieria may be better when the summer wind blows?
The bays listed here are shielded from the summer wind 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 9 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.24 m in June, 0.24 m in July and 0.25 m in August when the summer wind is at its strongest, and 0.30 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 9 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 25.9 °C in July, 26.7 °C in August and 24.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.1 °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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