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Meltemi options
Beaches in Thasos usually better when the meltemi blows
27 sheltered beaches in Thasos, oriented away from the meltemi. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach before you go.
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The meltemi blows from N/NE, and the split shows up clearly in the data. Of the 58 beaches we have modelled, 27 take no open water toward N/NE; they cluster on the south coast, facing an arc of SE–W. The most reliable of them are listed below. The other 24 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 south coast is open to the opposite wind. On days the wind swings from the south, 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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Giola'Aphrodite's Tear' carved into the rock — Giola is a natural rock pool on the southeastern coast of Thasos, near the settlement of Astris, carved into the seaside cliffs above the open…
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TrypitiThe beach of the pierced rock — Tripiti spreads out west of Limenaria, on the southwestern coast of Thasos, a large sandy beach with rocky edges and organized sections. It owes its…
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Notos
The little cove beside Rosogremos — Notos is a small sandy beach on the south coast of Thasos, a few kilometres east of Potos and just past Rosogremos, from which it is separated by a…
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MetalliaThe beach below the old mines — Metalia is a beach of fine sand and pebbles on the southwest coast of Thasos, directly in front of the old mining installations of Limenaria. Its…
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LivadiThe cove below the Monastery of the Archangel — Livadi is a beach of coarse sand, pebbles and rock on the southeast coast of Thasos, in a picturesque cove below the Monastery of the Archangel…
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RosogkremosThe bay with the Russian name — Rosogremos lies on the southern coast of Thasos, about two kilometres east of Potos, a long and wide stretch of sand framed by dense pines that reach…
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ArsanasThe monastery's old boatyard — Arsanas is a small beach of sand, pebbles and rock at the southeastern tip of Thasos, beside Livadi and below the monastery of Archangel Michael. Its…
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LimenariaThe town beach below the Palataki — Limenaria is the long beach of the town of the same name, the second largest on Thasos, on the island's southwest coast. It stretches in front of the…
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Thymonia
The rocky shore with the ancient tower — Thymonia is a sandy and rocky shore at the southeastern tip of Thasos, between Aliki and the monastery of Archangel Michael. Its setting is made of…
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Psili AmmosThe strand named for its powder-fine sand — Psili Ammos lies on southern Thasos, a few kilometres east of Potos and far from Limenas, in a bay open to the southwest. Its name describes it…
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Astris
The cove named for its starlit sky — Astris, also called Astrida, lies on southern Thasos, in an area with a long farming and fishing tradition. Tradition holds that the name came from…
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Chrysi Ammoudia
The longest beach on Thasos — Fine golden sand with a shallow seabed that runs far out — the classic family beach, on the northeast coast below Panagia/Potamia. At ~3 km it is the…
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Smaragdenia ParaliaAn emerald cove (hard to reach) — A small cove near Skala Marion, with sand and fine gravel, a rocky seabed (water shoes help) and emerald-turquoise water that gives it the name.
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Photo credits
- Giola: Branislav Fleisman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Giola: Branislav Fleisman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trypiti: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Metallia: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Livadi: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rosogkremos: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arsanas: Shtilian Shterev, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limenaria: gorchfin, CC BY 3.0
- Psili Ammos: Драган Цветковић Ниш, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Agios Ioannis Loukas: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pevkari: arjenD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kekes: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skidia: Shtilian Shterev, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agios Antonios: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alykes: konstantinos kolimpa…, CC BY 3.0
- Alexantra: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mikri paralia: spaceman117, CC BY 3.0
- Smaragdenia Paralia: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ormos Agiou Ioannou: Ronald Saunders from Warrington, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Thasos 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 27 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.38 m in June, 0.42 m in July and 0.47 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.54 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 27 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.5 °C in May, 22.9 °C in June, 25.5 °C in July, 26.1 °C in August and 24.0 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.5 °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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