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Beaches in Psara usually better when the meltemi blows
5 sheltered beaches in Psara, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
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When the meltemi blows, more comfortable beaches in Psara are often bays oriented away from it. These 5 beaches sit away from it based on the geospatial exposure model — still check live conditions before you go.
The beaches
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Lazareta
The island’s nicest, most family-friendly beach — Fine golden sand with relatively shallow water — often called the nicest beach on Psara and the best family option. Two smaller coves flank it, with…
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Archontiki
A beach with a Mycenaean settlement (partly sunken) — A large sand-and-fine-pebble beach with a rocky seabed, on the west coast next to Lakka. At its north end lies a Mycenaean settlement and cemetery…
Good to know
Which beaches in Psara 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 5 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.64 m in June, 0.73 m in July and 0.75 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.71 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 5 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.4 °C in May, 21.5 °C in June, 22.9 °C in July, 23.5 °C in August and 23.0 °C in September — mild at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.0 °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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