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Porto Katsiki

Lefkada Regional Unit, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Greece

Porto Katsiki 1 photo

  • The famous beach of Porto Katsiki. Panoramic photograph,

    The famous beach of Porto Katsiki. Panoramic photograph,. Moumouza at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm
8 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am85
6.1Good9 am75
6.2Good10 am63
6.5Good11 am53
6.6Good12 pm106
7.0Great1 pm106
7.5Great2 pm117
7.1Great3 pm138
6.9Good4 pm149
7.1Great5 pm149
7.6Great6 pm117
Sat
7.2Great8 am64
6.3Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am43
6.4Good11 am32
6.5Good12 pm53
6.5Good1 pm64
6.7Good2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm96
6.5Good4 pm96
6.5Good5 pm95
6.5Good6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Porto Katsiki

From Wikipedia

Porto Katsiki (Greek: Πόρτο Κατσίκι, "goat port") is a beach on the Ionian island of Lefkada, Greece. The name is said to be because formerly only goats could reach this area.

The beach is famed for its landscape and clear blue sea. It is located at the bottom of a concave pale cliff. It is 35 km from Lefkada town, near Athani village.

Source: Porto Katsiki on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms240 m790 ft away
  • Showers250 m800 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m480 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.7 miΒασιλική (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miΚρατικός Αερολιμένας Ακτίου (PVK)

Nearby places

  • BilviGreek
    430 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 2%