Sandy beach · Petra, Greece

Petra Beach, Lesvos, Greece

A sandy beach in Petra, Greece. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The water stays shallow, about 1.5 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 14.8 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 2 beaches around Petra; the nearest is Mólybos, 2.0 km away.

SurfaceSandy

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-north-west

Depth1.5 m at 50 m outshallow entry

Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent

Tidal range21 cmbarely noticeable

Tree cover2%open, treeless surroundings

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39.3329, 26.1791 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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