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Sheltered beaches in Messenia
45 beaches in Messenia 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 Messenia: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 45 sheltered 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 | ||||
| Foneas beach | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| 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 | |
| Lampes | south-west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Loutsa | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Mikro Marathi | south | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Pantazi Beach | south-west | – | 96 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Paralia Ritsa | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Ritsa 2i | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Petrochori | west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Ritsa | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 66 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Tsapi | south | Sand | 96 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Agios Nikolaos | south-west | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Divari | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Hobo | south-west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Kalamata Beach | south | – | 95 | 33 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Kantouni | west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Mavrovouni | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Nisakoulia | west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Paralia Santovas | south-west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Paralia Stomio | west | Sand | 95 | Parking | |||||
| Selitsa Beach | south-east | Pebbles | 95 | ||||||
| Vromoneri | west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Delfinia Beach | west | Pebbles | 94 | ||||||
| Kalamaki | south-east | – | 94 | Toilets | |||||
| Kalamitsi Beach | south-west | Pebbles | 94 | Parking | |||||
| Koubares | south | Sand | 94 | Parking | |||||
| Mati | south-west | Sand | 94 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Oasi | south-east | – | 94 | 33 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Stoupa Beach | west | – | 94 | 33 bars and cafés | 1515 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Ammoudi | south-east | – | 93 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Romanos | south-west | – | 93 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Salio Beach | south-west | – | 93 | 1010 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Voidokilia beach | west | Sand | 93 | ||||||
| Zaga | south-east | Sand | 93 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Lankouvardos | west | – | 92 | ||||||
| Halikoura Beach | west | – | 91 | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Memi | south-east | Sand | 91 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Messenia are sheltered from the meltemi?
45 of the 59 mapped beaches on Messenia stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Filoxenia Beach, Foneas beach, and Glifada.
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.