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Sheltered beaches in Kythira
20 beaches in Kythira 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 Kythira: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 20 sheltered beaches on Kythira
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalkos Beach | south-east | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Feloti | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Kalami Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Kapsali | south-west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Kapsali piso gialos | south-west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Kyriakoulou Beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Lefto Beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Lygia Beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Lykodimou Beach | west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Melidoni | south-east | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Sparagario Beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Steno Avlaki | south-east | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Vroulea Beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Agios Leftheris Beach | west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Diporos Beach | south-west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Limnionas | north | – | 95 | Toilets | |||||
| Paleopoli Beach | south-east | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Routsounas Beach | west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Limni Beach (Paleopoli) | south-east | Sand | 93 | ||||||
| Petritis Beach | west | – | 93 |
Kythira: how busy is it, month by month
Kythira is busiest in August. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and July.
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 Kythira are sheltered from the meltemi?
20 of the 42 mapped beaches on Kythira stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Chalkos Beach, Feloti, and Kalami 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.