Sheltered beaches in Chios
24 beaches in Chios 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 Chios: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 24 sheltered beaches on Chios
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agia dinami | west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Agia Eirini | north-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Apothika | south-west | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Elinta Beach | south | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Glaroi Beach | east | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Guali beach | west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Karynta beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Lefkathia | south-west | – | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | |||||
| Makria Ammos | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Managros Beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Avlonia | south-west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Paralia Avlonia | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Kato Fana | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Traxyli | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Tigani | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Vroulidia Beach | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Lilikas | south-east | – | 95 | ||||||
| Mega Limionas Beach | south-east | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Megas Limnionas Beach | south-east | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Salagona | south-west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Agia Foteini | south-east | – | 94 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Komi Beach | south-east | – | 93 | 55 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Agia Dynami | north-west | Sand | 92 | Parking |
Chios: how busy is it, month by month
Chios is busiest in August. In May and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and September.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the North Aegean 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 Chios are sheltered from the meltemi?
24 of the 38 mapped beaches on Chios stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are agia dinami, Agia Eirini, and Apothika.
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.