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Sheltered beaches in Laconia
39 beaches in Laconia 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 Laconia: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 39 sheltered beaches on Laconia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alypa | east | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Androgyalos | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Artani | south | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Chalikia | north-west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Chalikia Vata | south-east | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Charachia | south-west | Sand | 96 | Toilets | |||||
| Karavostasi | south-west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Kavos | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Beach resort | ||||
| Kyani Akti | south | – | 96 | Toilets | Parking | ||||
| Paralia Almyrou | south | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Kato Mezapos | west | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Paralia Kokkinia | south-west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Pikria Beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Plytra | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Skopa | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Thyni | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Tigania beach | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Trinisa Beach | south | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Viandini (Vourkos) beach | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Kotronas beach | south | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| Pahia ammos | south | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Poulia | west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Pyla beach | south-west | – | 95 | Toilets | |||||
| Romaiki Paralia | south-east | – | 95 | ||||||
| Valtaki beach | south-east | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Drimiskos | east | – | 94 | ||||||
| Mavrovouni Beach | south-east | Pebbles | 94 | Lifeguard | 33 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort |
| Oitylo | west | – | 94 | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Paralia Neratziona | south | – | 94 | ||||||
| Pounta | south | Sand | 94 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Kalamakia beach | south-east | Sand | 93 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Vlychada | east | Pebbles | 93 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Agia Kyriaki | south-east | Pebbles | 92 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Karavostasi | south | Sand | 92 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Paralia Selinitsas | south-east | – | 92 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| FFK Unofficial Beach | south-east | – | 91 | Parking | |||||
| Nude beach | south-east | – | 91 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Marmari | west | – | 90 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Paralia Dirou | west | – | 90 | Toilets | Parking |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Laconia are sheltered from the meltemi?
39 of the 60 mapped beaches on Laconia stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Alypa, Androgyalos, and Artani.
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.