Greece / Ionian Islands
Navagio Beach
Navagio Beach is a 210 m-long sandy beach facing west, 12.1 km west of Katastárion (Ionian Islands, Greece). The sea averages 25.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.3 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Navagio Beach (Greek: Παραλία Ναυάγιο, pronounced [naˈvaʝio]), or Shipwreck Beach, is an exposed cove, sometimes referred to as "Smugglers Cove", on the coast of Zakynthos, in the Ionian Islands of Greece. It is one of the most famous and photographed beaches in the world.
Wikidata item Q2460851.
Month by month
October at Navagio Beach
Beach-day index 7.4/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.0 °C | 15.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 16.2 °C | 18.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.5 °C | 25.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 22.8 °C | 20.3 °C | 17.7 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 29° | 26° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
| Low °C | 11° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 116 | 88 | 70 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 100 | 125 | 145 |
| Cloud % | 70 | 67 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 48 | 62 | 70 |
| Wind m/s | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Record high/low | 18°/3° | 19°/2° | 21°/6° | 27°/8° | 30°/14° | 33°/16° | 37°/21° | 38°/22° | 32°/18° | 30°/14° | 24°/9° | 21°/5° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June–August; July scores 9.8/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 24.5 °C and 11 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.4 points above the median of the 415 beaches in Greece covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 20.0 °C, warmer than 62% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (145 mm) and July the driest (11 mm); the yearly total is about 820 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:00 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west (270°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 21:00 local time on a bearing of 301°.
Straight out to the west about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 409 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 75 m deep and 419 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 215 m above sea level 500 m inland and 333 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 41% grassland, 35% tree cover and 18% shrubland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 48% of that circle.
- Grass 41%
- Tree 35%
- Shrub 18%
- Bare 5%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Access is tagged as “no” in OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 3Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 2.2 km south-east (Nintri), the nearest grocery shop is 7.0 km north-east (Elies Olive Press), the nearest fuel station is 8.8 km north-east (ΘΕΟΔΩΣΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝ) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 3.3 km north-east (Φαρμακείο Γιαλούρη Γεωρ. Βικεντία).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Nintri | 2.2 km | south-east |
| Groceries | Elies Olive Press | 7.0 km | north-east |
| Accommodation | Zante Luxury Villas | 2.1 km | south-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Φαρμακείο Γιαλούρη Γεωρ. Βικεντία | 3.3 km | north-east |
| Fuel station | ΘΕΟΔΩΣΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝ | 8.8 km | north-east |
| Car park | — | 200 m | north-east |
| Public toilets | — | 4.1 km | south |
| Bus stop | ΚΑΡΑΒΙ ΓΙΑ ΚΕΦΑΛΟΝΙΑ | 8.9 km | north-east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Ναυάγιο 260 m N
- Overview of the Navagio beach 570 m N
Historic sites
- Dennis Arvanitakis Memorial - Shipwreck Lookout, Zakynthos Island, Greece monument 570 m N
Nature
- Εκπληκτικός (Μπλε σπηλιά) cave entrance 520 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos Zakynthos | ZTH | 25.8 km | south-east |
| Kefallinia Airport Kefallinia Island | EFL | 31.0 km | north |
| Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport Patras | GPA | 77.3 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 mapped car parks within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 10 (about 24.7K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 49,005 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (7,966 views), 4.0× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navagio Beach | – | 25.9 °C | 210 m | Sand |
| Skala Beach | 28.1 km NE | 25.9 °C | 817 m | – |
| Kalamaki Beach | 28.2 km SE | 25.9 °C | 112 m | – |
- Skala Beach28.1 km NECompare
- Kalamaki Beach28.2 km SECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 1.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r543875; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_34SDG_20240823_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 590 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.