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Sheltered beaches in Kalymnos
15 beaches in Kalymnos 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 Kalymnos: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 15 sheltered beaches on Kalymnos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exo Almyres beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Kalimies Bay | south-west | – | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | |||||
| Megales Almyres Beach | east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Mikres Almyres Beach | east | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Palionisos Beach | south-east | Pebbles | 96 | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | ||||
| Tichi beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Linaria Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Platys Gialos beach | west | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Alexis Beach | north-west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Kasonia | south-east | Pebbles | 94 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Sikati Beach | north-west | Pebbles | 94 | ||||||
| Hali beach | east | – | 93 | ||||||
| Kantouni Beach | west | Sand | 93 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Paralia Arginonta | north-west | Pebbles | 93 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Pezonda Beach | north-west | – | 90 |
Kalymnos: how busy is it, month by month
Kalymnos 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 October.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the South 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 Kalymnos are sheltered from the meltemi?
15 of the 20 mapped beaches on Kalymnos stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Exo Almyres beach, Kalimies Bay, and Megales Almyres Beach.
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.