Cala del Francés

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in south-east (sirocco), south, south-west and west wind.

Partial shelter in north-west wind.

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

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

Swell can come in from north-north-west to east-north-east (348°–76°).

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: posidonia and sand.

Sand share corrected from satellite imagery.

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

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 6.3 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 78.5 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.2 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

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

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (0 within 600 m).

Nothing ashore: a wild anchorage.

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 de Jávea, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Club Náutico de Jávea, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Cala Sardinera, 0.3 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Platja del Portitxol, 1.2 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Cala Blanca cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Punta dels Cantals cove · 0.3 NM by sea
• Cala Sardinera cove · 0.3 NM by sea
• Punta Grossa cove · 0.9 NM by sea
• Marina Nou Fontana port · 1 NM by sea
• Platja del Portitxol cove · 1.2 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• Two weeks to Ibiza and Formentera from Dénia
• Two weeks to the Costa Blanca from Ibiza
• All odysseys: Mainland Spain
• All odysseys: Balearic Islands

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 – Jávea

• Cala Sardinera cove
• Cala d'Ambolo cove
• Cala del Moraig cove
• Cap Negre cove