Tonnara di Palmi
cove · Palmi · Calabria
Tonnara di Palmi is a cove on the coast of Calabria.
The nearest town is Palmi.
The bay opens towards the west (278°).
Rock crowned by a wild olive tree in the Marinella cove below the cliffs of the Costa Viola, daytime anchorage.
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Shelter by wind direction
Good shelter in north-east, east and south-east (sirocco) wind.
Partial shelter in south wind.
No shelter in north (tramontana), south-west, west and north-west wind.
In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the south-west.
Swell can come in from south-west to north-north-west (220°–340°).
- sheltered
- partly
- exposed
Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.
Here, shelter depends on tonight's wind. Seadromy reads the forecast and tells you before you leave.
Seabed, depth and room
Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.
Good holding.
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 6.2 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
Room to anchor: medium (about 3.5 ha).
Approach
Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.1 NM from the anchoring spot.
Ashore and services
Beach within 300 m.
Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.
A few houses ashore (35 buildings within 600 m).
A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.
Within reach:
- Taureana di Palmi: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 26 min on foot
Where to go when the wind turns
When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:
- In north wind: Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
- In south wind: Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
- In south-west wind: Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
- In west wind: Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
- In north-west wind: Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
Nearby anchorages and ports
- Pietrenere cove · 0.8 NM by sea
- Scinà cove · 1.3 NM by sea
- Porto di Palmi marina · 1.5 NM by sea
- Lido di Palmi cove · 1.7 NM by sea
- Spiaggia della Marinella cove · 2.7 NM by sea
- Pietra Galera cove · 3.4 NM by sea
This place is on an odyssey
Sheltered anchorages of Calabria by wind
More places – Palmi
- Porto di Palmi marina
- Pietra Galera cove
Questions
Is Tonnara di Palmi sheltered from the tramontana?
No. It is exposed in north wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Porto di Palmi, 1.5 NM by sea.
Is Tonnara di Palmi sheltered from the sirocco?
Yes. Shelter is rated good in south-east wind.
How deep is the water at Tonnara di Palmi?
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 6.2 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
What is the seabed at Tonnara di Palmi?
Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot. Good holding. Room to anchor: medium (about 3.5 ha).
Can you spend the night at Tonnara di Palmi?
It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.