Club Náutico Campello (anchorage)

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in west and north-west wind.

Partial shelter in north (tramontana) and south-west wind.

No shelter in north-east, east, south-east (sirocco) and south wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the east.

Swell can come in from north-east to south-south-west (52°–192°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Seabed, depth and room

Seabed: sand and posidonia.

Sand share corrected from satellite imagery.

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 6.1 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: medium (about 6.7 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.1 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

Posidonia seagrass is present: drop the anchor on sand only.

Ashore and services

Sandy beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (0 within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

Within reach:

• el Campello: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 27 min on foot
• Santa Bárbara Castle: 67 min by public transport (21N)

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: Club Náutico Campello, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Club Náutico Campello, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Club Náutico Campello, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Club Náutico Campello, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Club Náutico Campello, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Platja de l'Almadrava, 0.7 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Platja de l'Almadrava cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• "Can" Punta del Riu Sec cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• Club Náutico Campello marina · 0.9 NM by sea
• Platja de l'Amerador cove · 1.3 NM by sea
• Cala del Morro Blanc cove · 1.6 NM by sea
• Platja de l'Horta-Mutxavista cove · 1.7 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Costa Blanca and Murcia by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the gregale (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the sirocco (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – el Campello

• Platja de l'Almadrava cove
• Platja de l'Amerador cove
• Cala Piteres cove
• Cala d'Enmig cove