Anchorages sheltered from the ponente – Crete

In west wind (ponente), these 66 places of Crete are rated as well sheltered: little open water and little swell from the west. Always read the forecast of the day: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Livadi beachPalm Beach VaiAgia Pelagia BeachDiktina BeachMadeMirabelloSarakinikoVarkotopos beachAmatos beachEastern GulfKataprosopoKolokithaKorfosLoutrakiOmbrosgialosSaradari Nude BeachTholos BeachTrachilias BeachVlyhada beachVoulismaKato ZakrosParalia PotamosAgios NikitasAgios PandeleimonasAgios SostisAlatsolimni beachAlmyrosAmmoudaraAmmoudiBeach of TelonioCape Agios IoannisCavesChiona BeachDianiskariFinikidia BeachGolden BeachItanos BeachKakkosKaravostasiKaroumesKiani BeachKokkino VolakasKouremenosKouremenos BeachKrinakia beachLakkoudiLentasLissos BeachLygaria BeachMakria AmmosMaridati BeachMavros MolosMononaftis BeachPalaiokastro BeachPantanassaParalia KatevatiParalia MaufomouriParalia VliteSalamiasSkinias BeachTripitiTripitosTsiflikiVagiVourlia beachVryonisi

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

• Livadi beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4 m
• Palm Beach Vai cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 3.4 m
• Agia Pelagia Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 5 m
• Diktina Beach cove · sheltered: W NW · 13 m
• Made cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 13.4 m
• Mirabello cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.8 m
• Sarakiniko cove · sheltered: S SW W · 9.4 m
• Varkotopos beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 5.5 m
• Amatos beach cove · sheltered: N SW W NW · 4.4 m
• Eastern Gulf cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.8 m
• Kataprosopo cove · sheltered: SW W · 3.4 m
• Kolokitha cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.1 m
• Korfos cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 4.7 m
• Loutraki cove · sheltered: N S SW W NW · 5.6 m
• Ombrosgialos cove · sheltered: S SW W · 6.6 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
• Vlyhada beach cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 4 m
• Voulisma cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.1 m
• Kato Zakros cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 3.6 m
• Paralia Potamos cove · sheltered: W NW · 3.4 m
• Agios Nikitas cove · sheltered: N W NW · 6.1 m
• Agios Pandeleimonas cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.6 m
• Agios Sostis cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 6.4 m
• Alatsolimni beach cove · sheltered: W NW · 3.3 m
• Almyros cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 6.5 m
• Ammoudara cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 4.6 m
• Ammoudi cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 4.8 m
• Beach of Telonio cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.1 m
• Cape Agios Ioannis cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 10 m
• Caves cove · sheltered: N W NW · 9 m
• Chiona Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W · 6.3 m
• Dianiskari cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 9.4 m
• Finikidia Beach cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 5.9 m
• Golden Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 4.8 m
• Itanos Beach cove · sheltered: N SW W NW · 4 m
• Kakkos cove · sheltered: N W NW · 5 m
• Karavostasi cove · sheltered: S SW W · 4 m
• Karoumes cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 7.6 m
• Kiani Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 3.4 m
• Kokkino Volakas cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 4.8 m
• Kouremenos cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 5.7 m
• Kouremenos Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W · 4.9 m
• Krinakia beach cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 3.1 m
• Lakkoudi cove · sheltered: SW W · 4.5 m
• Lentas cove · sheltered: N W NW · 4.6 m
• Lissos Beach cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 7.7 m
• Lygaria Beach cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 8.8 m
• Makria Ammos cove · sheltered: N W NW · 6.5 m
• Maridati Beach cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 8 m
• Mavros Molos cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 5 m
• Mononaftis Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.2 m
• Palaiokastro Beach cove · sheltered: S SW W NW · 6.4 m
• Pantanassa cove · sheltered: S SW W · 5.5 m
• Paralia Katevati cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 6.3 m
• Paralia Maufomouri cove · sheltered: SW W NW · 5.7 m
• Paralia Vlite cove · sheltered: N NE S SW W NW · 4.7 m
• Salamias cove · sheltered: N NE W NW · 5 m
• Skinias Beach cove · sheltered: N W NW · 4.8 m
• Tripiti cove · sheltered: N W NW · 4.7 m
• Tripitos cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 3.7 m
• Tsifliki cove · sheltered: N E SW W NW · 3.7 m
• Vagi cove · sheltered: S SW W · 3 m
• Vourlia beach cove · sheltered: W NW · 3.3 m
• Vryonisi cove · sheltered: SE S SW W · 9.3 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 ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)