Anchorages sheltered from the ostro – Crete

In south wind (ostro), these 74 places of Crete are rated as well sheltered: little open water and little swell from the south. Always read the forecast of the day: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

BelegrinaLivadi beachAgia Pelagia BeachAnalipsiMadeMirabelloMátalaPalm Bay BeachPotamos municipal beachRethymnon BeachSarakinikoSunset BeachThodoradonVarkotopos beachEastern GulfFodele BeachKalimera BeachKolokithaLoutrakiOmbrosgialosPahia Ammos Nudist BeachPyrgosSaradari Nude BeachTholos BeachTrachilias BeachVoulismaOrmos PotamosAdelianos KamposAgios Ioannis Naturist BeachAgios PandeleimonasAlmiridaAmmoudaraBeach of TelonioCaves of SkaletaChiona BeachEpiskopi beachGeropotamos beachGolden BeachKaravostasiKarterouKato SelleKeraKiani BeachKoulouraKouremenosKouremenos BeachKyriamadiLavrakasLinaresLivasLygaria BeachMavros MolosMononaftis BeachNopigiaPachia AmmosPalaiokastro BeachPaligremnos Beach (Nudist)PantanassaPapadiokambosParalia Agion ApostolonParalia KatevatiParalia VlichadiaParalia VlitePera GaliniPigianos KamposPlakaSfakakiStavromenoStavros LaguneTripitosVagiVryonisiWhite BeachXoticospilio

• Port or marina
• Cove or anchorage
• Mooring field
• Exceptional

• Belegrina cove · sheltered: SE S · 3.3 m
• Livadi beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4 m
• Agia Pelagia Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 5 m
• Analipsi cove · sheltered: S · 4.7 m
• Made cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 13.4 m
• Mirabello cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.8 m
• Mátala cove · sheltered: NE E SE S · 7 m
• Palm Bay Beach cove · sheltered: SE S · 4.8 m
• Potamos municipal beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 3.9 m
• Rethymnon Beach cove · sheltered: S SW · 3.1 m
• Sarakiniko cove · sheltered: S SW W · 9.4 m
• Sunset Beach cove · sheltered: E SE S SW · 3.7 m
• Thodoradon cove · sheltered: SE S · 5.9 m
• Varkotopos beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 5.5 m
• Eastern Gulf cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.8 m
• Fodele Beach cove · sheltered: E SE S SW · 3.1 m
• Kalimera Beach cove · sheltered: NE E SE S · 4.6 m
• Kolokitha cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.1 m
• Loutraki cove · sheltered: N S SW W NW · 5.6 m
• Ombrosgialos cove · sheltered: S SW W · 6.6 m
• Pahia Ammos Nudist Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 3.7 m
• Pyrgos cove · sheltered: E SE S · 7 m
• Saradari Nude Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 3 m
• Tholos Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.9 m
• Trachilias Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W · 4.8 m
• Voulisma cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.1 m
• Ormos Potamos cove · sheltered: E SE S · 4.9 m
• Adelianos Kampos cove · sheltered: SE S · 3.9 m
• Agios Ioannis Naturist Beach cove · sheltered: S SW · 3.4 m
• Agios Pandeleimonas cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.6 m
• Almirida cove · sheltered: E SE S · 4 m
• Ammoudara cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 4.6 m
• Beach of Telonio cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.1 m
• Caves of Skaleta cove · sheltered: SE S · 8.3 m
• Chiona Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W · 6.3 m
• Episkopi beach cove · sheltered: S SW · 5 m
• Geropotamos beach cove · sheltered: E SE S · 6.7 m
• Golden Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.8 m
• Karavostasi cove · sheltered: S SW W · 4 m
• Karterou cove · sheltered: S SW · 4.8 m
• Kato Selle cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 4 m
• Kera cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 4.3 m
• Kiani Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 3.4 m
• Kouloura cove · sheltered: E SE S · 4.8 m
• Kouremenos cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 5.7 m
• Kouremenos Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W · 4.9 m
• Kyriamadi cove · sheltered: N NE E SE S · 8 m
• Lavrakas cove · sheltered: S · 3.8 m
• Linares cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 5.6 m
• Livas cove · sheltered: S SW · 5.8 m
• Lygaria Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 8.8 m
• Mavros Molos cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 5 m
• Mononaftis Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.2 m
• Nopigia cove · sheltered: E SE S · 3.6 m
• Pachia Ammos cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 5 m
• Palaiokastro Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.4 m
• Paligremnos Beach (Nudist) cove · sheltered: N NE E SE S · 4.7 m
• Pantanassa cove · sheltered: S SW W · 5.5 m
• Papadiokambos cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 4 m
• Paralia Agion Apostolon cove · sheltered: SE S · 6.4 m
• Paralia Katevati cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 6.3 m
• Paralia Vlichadia cove · sheltered: S SW · 6 m
• Paralia Vlite cove · sheltered: N NE S SW W NW · 4.7 m
• Pera Galini cove · sheltered: E SE S SW · 4.4 m
• Pigianos Kampos cove · sheltered: SE S · 4 m
• Plaka cove · sheltered: SE S SW · 4.6 m
• Sfakaki cove · sheltered: SE S · 3.2 m
• Stavromeno cove · sheltered: S SW · 4.8 m
• Stavros Lagune cove · sheltered: SE S · 7.3 m
• Tripitos cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.7 m
• Vagi cove · sheltered: S SW W · 3 m
• Vryonisi cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 9.3 m
• White Beach cove · sheltered: NE E SE S SW · 3 m
• Xoticospilio cove · sheltered: E SE S · 4.7 m

Sheltered anchorages by wind

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