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Sheltered beaches in Thasos
34 beaches in Thasos 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 Thasos: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 34 sheltered beaches on Thasos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghia Anna | south | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Aghia Paraskevi | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Agios Ioannis | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Agios Ioannis | south | Sand and pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Alexandra | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Alyki | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Arsanas | south | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Astris | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Atspas | west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Atspas Beach | west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Emerald Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Fari | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Kalami | south-east | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Kekes | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Metalia | south-west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Notos | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Pefkari | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Rossogremos | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Scala Sotiros | west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Skala Maries | west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Skidia | south | Pebbles | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Small beach | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Limenaria | south | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Limenaria | south | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Makriammos beach | east | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Potos | south-west | Sand | 95 | 66 bars and cafés | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Psili Ammos | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Salonikios | west | Pebbles | 95 | ||||||
| Thimonia | south | Pebbles | 95 | ||||||
| Trypiti | south | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Livadi | south-east | Pebbles | 94 | ||||||
| Platanes | west | Sand | 94 | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| San Antonio | south-west | Sand | 94 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Chryssi Ammoudia | south-east | Sand | 91 | 11 bar or café | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Thasos: how busy is it, month by month
Thasos is busiest in August. In May, 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 East Macedonia and Thrace 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 Thasos are sheltered from the meltemi?
34 of the 62 mapped beaches on Thasos stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Aghia Anna, Aghia Paraskevi, and Agios Ioannis.
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.