Ormos Ammoudi
mooring field · Santorini · Cyclades
Ormos Ammoudi is a mooring field on the island of Santorini, in the Cyclades cruising area.
The bay opens towards the west (260°).
Small bay below Oia, buoys with a permit, daytime stop by tender only.
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Shelter by wind direction
Good shelter in north-east and east wind.
Partial shelter in north (meltemi), south-east (sirocco) and south-west wind.
No shelter in south, west and north-west wind.
In the most open sector, up to 11.5 NM of open water towards the west.
Swell can come in from south to south-south-west (180°–192°).
Swell can come in from west to north-west (272°–312°).
- 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
Seabed: gravel.
Fair holding.
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 111.2 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
Approach
Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.2 NM from the anchoring spot.
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: Mesa Pigadia Beach, 7.5 NM by sea.
- In south-east wind: Agia Irini, 1 NM by sea.
- In south wind: Agia Irini, 1 NM by sea.
- In south-west wind: Riva, 1 NM by sea.
- In west wind: Riva, 1 NM by sea.
- In north-west wind: Vlychada, 11.1 NM by sea.
Nearby anchorages and ports
- Riva cove · 1 NM by sea
- Agia Irini port · 1 NM by sea
- Ormos Nikolaos mooring field · 1.9 NM by sea
- Barbarossa mooring field · 1.9 NM by sea
- Fira (charter buoys) mooring field · 2.9 NM by sea
- Fira (anchorage) anchorage · 3.3 NM by sea
This place is on an odyssey
Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades by wind
More places – Santorini
- Kokkini cove
- Mesa Pigadia Beach cove
- Vlychada port
- Vlychada Beach cove
Questions
Is Ormos Ammoudi sheltered from the meltemi?
Partly. Shelter is rated fair in north wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Mesa Pigadia Beach, 7.5 NM by sea.
Is Ormos Ammoudi sheltered from the sirocco?
Partly. Shelter is rated fair in south-east wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Agia Irini, 1 NM by sea.
How deep is the water at Ormos Ammoudi?
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 111.2 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
What is the seabed at Ormos Ammoudi?
Seabed: gravel. Fair holding.
Can you spend the night at Ormos Ammoudi?
It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.