Ormos Agios Dimitrios
cove · Kythnos · Cyclades
Ormos Agios Dimitrios is a cove on the island of Kythnos, in the Cyclades cruising area.
The nearest settlement is Agios Dimitrios, Kythnos.
Kythnos is part of the Cyclades.
Also known as Άγιος Δημήτριος.
The bay opens towards the west-north-west (286°).
Large bay in southern Kythnos usable in the meltemi, water, provisions and tavernas ashore; open from SW to NW.
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Shelter by wind direction
Good shelter in north-east, east, south-east (sirocco) and south wind.
Partial shelter in north (meltemi), south-west and north-west wind.
No shelter in west wind.
In the most open sector, up to 15.2 NM of open water towards the west.
Swell can come in from west to west-north-west (272°–300°).
Swell can come in from north-west to north-west (304°–308°).
- sheltered
- partly
- exposed
Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.
Here, shelter depends on tonight's wind. Seadromy reads the forecast and tells you before you leave.
Seabed, depth and room
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.7 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
Room to anchor: large (about 28.2 ha).
Approach
Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.5 NM from the anchoring spot.
Protected area and seagrass
Posidonia seagrass is present: drop the anchor on sand only.
Seagrass shown on the general chart: drop the anchor on sand.
Ashore and services
Sandy beach.
Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.
A few houses ashore (70 buildings within 600 m).
A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.
Within reach:
- Agios Dimitrios, Kythnos: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 6 min on foot
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: Alyki, 0.3 NM by sea.
- In south-west wind: Ormos Apokrysis, 5 NM by sea.
- In west wind: Gaidouromandra, 4 NM by sea.
- In north-west wind: Gaidouromandra, 4 NM by sea.
Nearby anchorages and ports
- Alyki cove · 0.3 NM by sea
- Flambouria cove · 3.6 NM by sea
- Gaidouromandra cove · 4 NM by sea
- Ormos Avlaki anchorage · 4.8 NM by sea
- Ormos Apokrysis anchorage · 5 NM by sea
- Merichas port · 5.2 NM by sea
This place is on an odyssey
Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades by wind
More places – Kythnos
- Flambouria cove
- Merichas port
- Ormos Agios Stefanos cove
- Limin Loutra port
Questions
Is Ormos Agios Dimitrios sheltered from the meltemi?
Partly. Shelter is rated fair in north wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Alyki, 0.3 NM by sea.
Is Ormos Agios Dimitrios sheltered from the sirocco?
Yes. Shelter is rated good in south-east wind.
How deep is the water at Ormos Agios Dimitrios?
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.7 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
What is the seabed at Ormos Agios Dimitrios?
Room to anchor: large (about 28.2 ha).
Can you spend the night at Ormos Agios Dimitrios?
It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.