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Sunset
Sunset beaches in Kea
14 west-facing beaches in Kea: that look out toward the sunset. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in Kea? These 14 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Koundouros
Koundouros: the sandy bay of the windmills — Koundouros stretches along the southwestern coast of Kea (Tzia), a wide sandy bay of fine and coarse sand dotted with the island's characteristic…
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Xyla
Xyla: the beach that took its name from the sea — Xyla lies on the western side of Kea (Tzia), a few kilometres south of Korissia, a beach of fine and coarse sand in a relatively out-of-the-way…
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Pisses
Dark sand and the only campsite — Dark sand mixed with pebbles, clear water, a wide open beach at the mouth of a lush valley of fruit and cypress trees. It is named after the ancient…
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Good to know
Which beaches in Kea face the sunset?
The beaches listed here face west or southwest, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Arrive before sunset to find a spot and enjoy the light.
Anything to know for an evening visit?
Wind can pick up or drop in the evening, and remote beaches have no lights. Check live wind and waves in the app and bring a torch for the walk back.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 14 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.59 m in June, 0.65 m in July and 0.69 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.69 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 14 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.5 °C in May, 22.1 °C in June, 24.5 °C in July, 25.5 °C in August and 24.7 °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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