Badia de Cadaqués

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in east wind.

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

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

Swell can come in from south-east to south-east (124°–128°).

Swell can come in from south-east to south-south-east (132°–160°).

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

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 8.2 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 19.1 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.5 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

Badia de Cadaqués lies in the protected area Cap de Creus Natural Park: check its rules (anchoring, speed, buoys) before you arrive.

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

Seagrass shown on the general chart: drop the anchor on sand.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Built-up shore (491 buildings within 600 m).

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.

Within reach:

• Cadaqués: 61 restaurants, bars or cafés, 6 min on foot
• Es Portal: 53 restaurants, bars or cafés, 6 min on foot
• Castell de Sant Jaume: 16 min by dinghy
• Salvador Dalí House Museum: 20 min on foot
• Far de Cala Nans: 20 min by road
• Dolmen de la Creu d'en Cobertella: 34 min by road

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In east wind: Platja de ses Oliveres, 0.1 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Badia de Portlligat, 2.1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• sa Conca cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Platja de ses Oliveres cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Rec d'Aiguadolç cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• es Llaner Gros cove · 0.2 NM by sea
• Platja Confitera cove · 0.2 NM by sea
• Cala d'en Pere Fet cove · 0.3 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• One week on the Costa Brava from Barcelona
• Two weeks on the Costa Brava from Barcelona
• All odysseys: Mainland Spain

Sheltered anchorages of Costa Brava 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 – Roses

• Badia de Montjoi cove
• Cala Canadell cove