Sandy beach · Ayia Thekla, Cyprus

Makronissos Beach

Makronissos Beach lies in Ayia Thekla, Cyprus, with a sandy shore. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the east-south-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The nearest chart sounding shows about 3.5 m of water 100 m offshore. Further out it reaches roughly 9.9 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 10 beaches around Ayia Thekla; the nearest is Small Makronisos Beach, 220 m away.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the east-south-east
Depth3.5 m at 100 m outfirst sounding 100 m out
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range35 cmsmall
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

Conditions right now at Makronissos Beach

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Where it is

34.9827, 33.9556 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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