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Sunset beaches in Zakynthos
10 west-facing beaches in Zakynthos: 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 Zakynthos? These 10 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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Porto Limnionas
The rocky fjord of the west — Not a sandy beach but a narrow, rocky fjord carved into the cliffs of the less-touristy west coast; you dive from limestone ledges into deep…
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Paralia Gerakas
The beach of the sea turtles — One of the most important loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nesting beaches in the Mediterranean, within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (1999, the…
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Porto RoxaThe rocky diving cove on the western coast — Porto Roxa is a rocky cove on the western coast of Zakynthos, near Agios Leon, carved into the imposing cliffs that define this side of the island…
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Porto VromiThe western cove beneath the limestone cliffs — Porto Vromi is a small cove on the western coast of Zakynthos, in the area of Maries and Anafonitria, tucked between sharp limestone rocks, with…
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Dafni
The nesting sands inside the Marine Park — Dafni stretches along the southern coast of Zakynthos, on the Vasilikos peninsula, a beach of fine golden sand within the zone of the National Marine…
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Navagio
Shipwreck Beach — An enclosed cove with sheer white cliffs and bright white sand, where the rusting hull of the ship "Panagiotis" still lies — it ran aground in 1980…
Photo credits
- Porto Roxa: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Porto Vromi: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Levki Paralia: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Plakaki: albingier.k, CC BY 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Zakynthos 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 10 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.66 m in June, 0.71 m in July and 0.67 m in August when the maistros 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 10 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.1 °C in May, 22.7 °C in June, 24.8 °C in July, 26.3 °C in August and 25.3 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.2 °C — warmer than June. 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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