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Sandy beaches in Messenia
23 beaches in Messenia with sand underfoot. Re-ranked live, so the one with the flattest sea today comes first.
These are the beaches on Messenia tagged as sand on the map: soft underfoot and easier for children and bare feet than pebbles. Sand says nothing about the sea, so the live ranking checks today's wind for each of them.
All 23 sandy beaches on Messenia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filoxenia Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | Parking | Beach resort | ||||
| Glifada | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Glossa Beach (nudist) | east | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Kalamata Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Loutsa | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Mikro Marathi | south | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Gialova | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 55 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Paralia Gialova | south-west | Sand | 96 | 33 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Tsapi | south | Sand | 96 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Divari | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Mavrovouni | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Nisakoulia | west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Paralia Stomio | west | Sand | 95 | Parking | |||||
| Koubares | south | Sand | 94 | Parking | |||||
| Mati | south-west | Sand | 94 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Kalogria | west | Sand | 93 | 11 bar or café | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Megalo Marathi | west | Sand | 93 | ||||||
| Paralia Methonis | south-east | Sand | 93 | 44 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Voidokilia beach | west | Sand | 93 | ||||||
| Zaga | south-east | Sand | 93 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Memi | south-east | Sand | 91 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Kryoneri | south-east | Sand | 74 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Kartela | west | Sand | 40 |
Frequently asked questions
Where are the sandy beaches in Messenia?
23 of the 59 mapped beaches on Messenia are tagged as sand, for example Filoxenia Beach, Glifada, and Glossa Beach (nudist). The ones best sheltered from the meltemi are listed first.
Is a sandy beach also a sheltered beach?
Not necessarily. Sand tells you what is underfoot, not what the sea does. A long open sandy bay can have waves when the wind blows onshore. The live ranking above shows which sandy beaches are flat right now.
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.