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Sheltered beaches in Skiathos
15 beaches in Skiathos 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 Skiathos: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 15 sheltered beaches on Skiathos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agia Paraskevi | south | Sand | 96 | 33 bars and cafés | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Diamanti Beach | south | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Maratha Beach | south | Sand | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Troulos Beach | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Beach resort | |||
| Vromolimnos Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Eleni Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Kechrias Beach | north-west | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Kolios Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Achladies Beach | south-east | Sand | 94 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Beach resort | ||||
| Big Banana Beach | west | Sand | 94 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Beach resort | ||
| Katharina Beach | south | Sand | 94 | ||||||
| Koukounaries Beach | south | Sand | 94 | 44 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Mandraki Beach | north-west | – | 93 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Megali Ammos | south-east | – | 91 | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Small Banana Beach | west | Sand | 91 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Beach resort |
Skiathos: how busy is it, month by month
Skiathos is busiest in August. In May, June, September, and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and September.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the Thessaly 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 Skiathos are sheltered from the meltemi?
15 of the 32 mapped beaches on Skiathos stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Agia Paraskevi, Diamanti Beach, and Maratha 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.