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Sheltered beaches in East Attica
45 beaches in East Attica 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 East Attica: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 45 sheltered beaches on East Attica
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agios Petros | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Armyrikia | east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Charakas | south-west | Sand | 96 | Beach resort | |||||
| Erotospilia | east | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Evkalypta | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Galazia Akti | south-west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Kape | south-west | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Legrena | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Lobarnta | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| N.O. Mavro Lithari | south-west | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Niriides | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Panagitsa i Dytissa | south | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Paralia Agiou Nikolaou | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Paralia Altheas | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Anavyssou | south | – | 96 | 66 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Arachnes | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Skales Altheas | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Pevko | south-west | – | 96 | Parking | Beach resort | ||||
| Skalakia Anavyssou | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Tsiou | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Tsonima | east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Unofficial Nudist Beach | south-east | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Unofficial Nudist Beach | south | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Voula Beach | south-west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Avlaki | east | Sand | 95 | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Beach of Varkiza | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Eden | west | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Kalopigado | south-east | – | 95 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Paralia Schinia | south | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Pasa | south | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Second Beach of Saronis | south-west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Sounion Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Thymari | south-west | – | 95 | Beach resort | |||||
| V' plaz Voulas | west | Sand | 95 | Toilets | Parking | ||||
| Astir Beach | west | Sand | 94 | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| FKK Beach | south-west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Kentriki paralia Saronidas | west | Sand | 94 | 55 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| Legrena | south-east | – | 94 | ||||||
| Unofficial Nudist Beach | south-west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Agios Spyridonas Beach | south-east | Sand | 93 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Asimaki | south-east | – | 93 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Iliopoulos | south-west | – | 93 | Parking | |||||
| Mikro Kavouri | west | Sand | 93 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Pounta Zeza | south-east | Sand | 93 | 11 bar or café | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Porto Ennea | east | – | 92 |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in East Attica are sheltered from the meltemi?
45 of the 66 mapped beaches on East Attica stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Agios Petros, Armyrikia, and Charakas.
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.