Ponti beach (Paralia Pondi) is a wide and long bay near Vasiliki village in Lefkada Island, Greece. The beach of Ponti offers for visitors coarse sand, shallow waters, and the best windsurfing options in Lefkada with surf schools and equipment rental options.
The beach of Ponti village is literally a continuation of Vasiliki beach, they are situated at the two opposite ends of the bay. Most of the windsurfers sail of Lefkada Island visit this bay during summer months from June to September, because the winds are here the best in the region which support windsurfing.
Where to stay in Ponti: apartments and studios can be find and book here!
Where to find Ponti beach in Lefkada Island, the best windsurf spot
Ponti beach is well known as a windsurfing center in Lefkada, because thousands of windsurfers arrive during summer months to the village. The bay of Ponti is located on the southern side of Lefkada Island, near Vasiliki village, approx. 38 kilometers from the capital.
The village of Ponti can be reached by driving on a main road, which connect Ponti beach with other villages of the east coastline, such as Vasiliki, Nidri, Nikiana or Lygia. By bus you have to walk here from the bus stop of Vasiliki, which lies approx. 1200 meters away from Ponti beach.
Most of the parking lots of Ponti beach are situated on the streets of the village, or the guests of the beachside apartments can park their cars in the courtyards of the accommodations.
What to find at Ponti beach in Lefkada Island, best features
The village of Ponti is small seaside resort in Lefkada Island, which became famous for its great windsurfing options. The area of Ponti beach is dedicated for this water sport as well, behind the beach there were built mostly apartments and beach equipment rentals for windsurfers.
The bay of Ponti is wide and spacious, width a length of 1000 meters – from the central areas the coast is known as Vasiliki beach, according to the neighboring Vasiliki village. There are no mentionable differences in look between these sections, both have sunbed rental options, coffee bars and restaurant near the Ionian Sea.
The seabed of Ponti beach is primarily filled by coarse sand, and the emerald coloured sea is quite shallow here. These conditions make this place ideal for smaller children as well, but for families the calmer parts are situated little further away, a little bit closer to Vasiliki village. You have to know there are a few sandy parts, which are more suitable for kids and for some travellers, but the sand covered areas always on actual weather and sea conditions of the year.
Due to its location the beach can be windy sometimes, but we noticed that near the coast it blows slightly less than further away, where the windsurfers use its strength.
If you are not interested in windsurf at all, and you wanna just enjoy the beach, you have to know that surfers sail far further away from the coastline, and they don’t endanger swimmers. Sea temperatures of Ponti beach are usually pleasant from middle of June to September with averages of 23 – 27 Celsius. We have seen sometimes bigger waves here, but it’s quite rare.
The beach is connected with Vasiliki beach by a coastal road as well, which runs behind the sea. You have to know that for snorkeling and diving Ponti beach is not as good as other bays on the east coast of Lefkada Island, such as Afteli, Agiofili or Ammoussa, because of the surfers can disturb the surface of the sea here.
What you should know about Ponti beach windsurfing
In Lefkada Island Ponti beach is the heart of the community of windsurfers. Most visitors of this small village arrive for its windsurfing options, because this bay offers the best conditions for windsurf in the region.
The special wind of the area is known as Eric, which usually blows strongly into this wide bay especially in the afternoons. The local wind conditions of Ponti beach provide excellent opportunities for sailing on these waters, usually the best periods for sailing are from the moddle of June to middle of September.
The nearist beach is Vasiliki beach on the east part of this area: some travellers and a few maps indicate the entire bay on that name. Vasiliki beach looks like almost the same as Ponti beach, just usually there are less windsurfers.
Just behind the beach the tents of windsurf schools and windsurf equipment rentals were constructed, where the local companies provide surf lessons if needed. Some of the local windsurf teams are Club Vass, Surf School Vasiliki, Nefeli Windsurfing School and Human Sports, all of these are situated in Ponti beach.
The intention to learn windsurf must be announced in advance at the local surf clubs. Most of the equipment, such as boards, dresses and other stuffs are usually in stock.
Where to eat and drink at Ponti beach
The entire area of Ponti beach is well organized, and not just parasols and sunbeds can be rented, but there are also beach bars and taverns. Recommended restaurants next to Ponti beach, which have usually great reviews are To Kyma (Vasiliki Wave) restaurant, Maistros Restaurant, Pondi Family Restaurant and Grand Nefeli beach bar.
Some of these local restaurants are situated next to the main road, but most of these can be reached by a few minutes walking, there are no such big distances in Ponti village.
Apartments and studios of Ponti beach, where to stay in the area
The village of Ponti is a small seaside resort in the southern side of Lefkada Island. Due for its exceptional windsurfing options in this area there can be find many studios and apartments for holidays for every budget, from cheaper rooms to small hotels and villas. Most of the local apartments are situated within walking distance from Ponti beach, making sea access access easy and quick.
The charming fishing village with a nice port and boat trips, Vasiliki is located just 1 kilometer away, so the apartments and studios of Vasiliki and Ponti are usually merged on maps. On the streets of Vasiliki there can be find supermarkets, souvenir stores, and of course wide range of restaurants and bars as well, so literally everything support here a great holiday in Lefkada Island.
The apartments and studios in Vasiliki you can find and reserve here!
The rooms of Ponti village for you can find and book here!
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Welcome to Ponti, home of the wind ‘Eric’, and the nice views of the emerald Ionian Sea!
Ponti beach photos and infos
- Location: Lefkada Ponti, Πόντη Αγίου Πέτρου 310 82
- Coordinates: 38.631836, 20.596920
- 40 km south from Lefkada town
- Sea water color: blue, green
- Sand type: coarse sand, pebbles
- Depth: shallow
- Sea surface: calm
- Crowds: may crowded during high season
- Facilities: beach bars, taverns, windsurf clubs, parasols and sunbeds, showers
- Other Information: the primary windsurf center in Lefkada
- Accessibility: by car
+ Pros
- shallow sea
- best windsurf spot in Lefkada
- organized
– Cons
- can be windy
