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Sheltered beaches in Aegina
10 beaches in Aegina that stay flat when the meltemi blows. Most protected first, and re-ranked live for today's wind.
A beach counts as sheltered here when its sea stays flat in a strong north or north-east wind (6 Bft), the meltemi. We measured the open sea upwind of every beach on Aegina: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 10 sheltered beaches on Aegina
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleidi | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Pebblestone Beach | south | Pebbles | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Paralia Marathona A | west | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Beach resort | |||
| Paralia Marathona V | west | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Sarpa Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | Parking | |||||
| Only reachable via water | south-east | – | 94 | ||||||
| Paralia Marathona | west | Sand | 94 | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Beach resort | |||
| Kolona Beach | west | – | 91 | Toilets | Parking | ||||
| Aeginitisa | north-west | – | 90 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Agia Marina | east | Sand | 90 | 33 bars and cafés | 99 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Aegina: how busy is it, month by month
Aegina is busiest in August. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are May and June.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the Attica region (Eurostat, average of 2023–2025), compared with its busiest month. They show when the area is busy, not how many people are on a given beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Aegina are sheltered from the meltemi?
10 of the 15 mapped beaches on Aegina stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Kleidi, Pebblestone Beach, and Paralia Marathona A.
Are these beaches sheltered every day?
They are sheltered in the meltemi, which blows from the north. With wind from another direction the sheltered side changes, so check the live ranking above: it applies today's forecast to these beaches and is refreshed every 2 hours.
How do you know which beaches are sheltered?
For every beach we measured how much open sea lies in each of 16 compass directions, using OpenStreetMap coastlines. Waves build over open water, so a beach with land close by in the direction the wind comes from is sheltered. Today's wind forecast from MET Norway is then applied, and the result is refreshed every 2 hours.
Are the forecasts reliable?
They are estimates. The model does not include swell from distant storms, and local gusts can be stronger than forecast. Always follow lifeguard flags and local warnings.