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Beaches in Telendos usually better when the meltemi blows
3 sheltered beaches in Telendos, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
- 3beaches
- 1organized
- 2with photos
When the meltemi blows, more comfortable beaches in Telendos are often bays oriented away from it. These 3 beaches sit away from it based on the geospatial exposure model — still check live conditions before you go.
The beaches
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Paralia PnigmenosA sandy beach near an old necropolis — A sandy beach with two big tamarisks for shade, on Telendos. An Early-Christian necropolis lies nearby. The name ("Pnigmenos", drowned) is tied to a…
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Paralia ChochlakasDark volcanic pebbles — Dark grey/black volcanic pebbles and sand, on the small car-free islet of Telendos opposite Kalymnos. The name comes from the rounded pebbles.
Photo credits
- Paralia Pnigmenos: Eleni Roussou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Chochlakas: Eleni Roussou, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Telendos 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 3 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 1.01 m in June, 1.18 m in July and 1.13 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 1.01 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 3 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.4 °C in May, 22.2 °C in June, 23.2 °C in July, 24.4 °C in August and 23.9 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.4 °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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