Swimming in Rhodes
Beaches all round Rhodes, from Ixia on the windy north-west coast past Faliraki, Tsambika and St Paul's Bay below the Acropolis of Lindos to Prasonisi at the southern tip, where a sand spit joins an islet to the island in summer. The sea is still about 24 °C in October and 21 to 22 °C in November.
- Spots14
- Water in Nov21 to 22°
- Free to enter13
Every spot in Rhodes
Typical water temperature in November.
Afantou Beach
Beach, Afantou
A long beach of small pebbles and sand on the east coast of Rhodes, 2 km below Afantou village, where the Municipality of Rhodes notes that the sea gets deep abruptly.
22°NovFreeAgia Agathi Beach
Beach, Charaki · The land behind the beach lies inside Natura 2000 site GR4210029 (Anatoliki Rodos: Profitis Ilias, Epta Piges, Chersonisos Lindou and others)
A small east-facing bay of sand north of Charaki, about 270 m long, with the chapel of Agia Agathi at its northern end.
21°NovFreeFaliraki Beach
Beach, Faliraki
A sand beach about four kilometres long in front of the resort of Faliraki on the east coast of Rhodes, 14 km south-east of Rhodes town.
22°NovFreeGennadi Beach
Beach, Gennadi
A pebble beach about 4.5 km long running south-west from Gennadi village, with large scattered rocks on the seabed and five seasonal streams reaching the sea.
21°NovFreeGlystra Beach
Beach, Lardos
A small east-facing cove of sand about 210 m long on the bay of Lardos, with a natural shoreline of tamarisk and holm oak.
21°NovFreeIxia Beach
Beach, Ixia
A long beach on the north-west coast of Rhodes, running on from the Rhodes town beach towards Ialysos, where the Municipality of Rhodes says the wind favours surfing.
22°NovFreeKallithea Springs
Cove, Faliraki · Inside the Kallithea Springs complex: ticketed entry and set opening hours
A small bay inside the Kallithea Springs, a seaside spa complex 9 km from Rhodes town that was designed by architect Pietro Lombardi and inaugurated on 1 July 1929 under Italian rule.
22°NovKiotari Beach
Beach, Kiotari
A beach of sand and pebbles about 930 m long in the middle of the 12.5 km bay of Gennadi, ending in a rocky outcrop at its north-east end.
21°NovFreeLadiko Beach
Cove, Faliraki
A small bay of fine sand and low rocks on the east coast of Rhodes, 15 km from Rhodes town and next to Anthony Quinn Bay.
22°NovFreeLardos Beach
Beach, Lardos · No pets on the beach
A south-facing beach of sand, mixed with pebbles in places, about 750 m long on the bay of Katsouni below Lardos village.
21°NovFreePrasonisi Beach
Beach, Kattavia · The spit and the land around it are inside Natura 2000 site GR4210031 (Notio Akro Rodou, Prasonisi, Ygrotopos Livadi Kattavias)
A sand spit at the southern tip of Rhodes that joins the islet of Prasonisi to the island in summer and is covered by waves in winter, leaving two bays on either side.
21°NovFreeSt Paul's Bay, Lindos
Cove, Lindos
A small north-facing sand beach of about 90 m inside the almost enclosed bay of Agios Pavlos, a few hundred metres south of the Acropolis of Lindos.
21°NovFreeStegna Beach
Beach, Stegna
A sand and pebble beach at Stegna, the coastal settlement of Archangelos on the east coast of Rhodes, 29 km from Rhodes town.
21°NovFreeTsambika Beach
Beach, Kolymbia
A golden-sand beach on the east coast of Rhodes, 26 km south-east of Rhodes town, below the rock that holds the monastery of Panagia Tsambika.
21°NovFree
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Questions about Rhodes
Can you swim in Rhodes in November?
Yes. The sea around Rhodes is typically 21 to 22 °C in November, after 24 °C in October and 26 °C in September, and about 19 °C in December. The swimming season runs from May to December.
Which Rhodes beaches can you reach by bus?
Most of the east coast. KTEL Rhodes line 40 runs every 20 to 30 minutes from Rhodes town to Kallithea and Faliraki, and line 25 links Faliraki with the airport. KTEL also runs from Rhodes town to Ladiko and Anthony Quinn Bay, Tsambika Beach, Stegna, St Paul's Bay at Lindos, Lardos, Kiotari, Gennadi and Prasonisi. On the west coast, DES RODA municipal buses run to Ixia.
Do you have to pay to swim at Kallithea Springs?
Yes. The bay is inside the restored Kallithea Springs complex, which has an entry ticket and set opening hours. The spa opened in 1929 under Italian rule, closed in 1967 and reopened in 2007 after the municipality restored it.
Where do windsurfers go on Rhodes?
Prasonisi, at the southern tip, where strong winds, above all the July and August meltemi, have made the spit a meeting point for windsurfers. Swimmers use the eastern bay and water sports the south-west end. On the north-west coast, the Municipality of Rhodes says the wind at Ixia favours surfing.
What is the water quality like in Rhodes?
In the 2025 EEA bathing season, 11 of the 14 places listed here with a monitoring site were classified excellent. Faliraki Beach, Ixia Beach and Kallithea Springs were classified good.