Finikas

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in south and west wind.

No shelter in south-west wind.

Swell can come in from south-south-west to south-west (208°–228°).

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

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.7 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: medium (about 5.7 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.7 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Sandy beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Built-up shore (110 buildings within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

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

Within reach:

• Vissas: 19 min by road
• Adeiata: 20 min by road
• Poseidonia: 3 restaurants, bars or cafés, 22 min by dinghy
• Parakopi: 22 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 south wind: Voulgari, 0.1 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Empatis, 6.6 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Alieftiko katafygio Foinika, 0.1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Alieftiko katafygio Foinika port · 0.1 NM by sea
• Voulgari cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Kokkina cove · 0.6 NM by sea
• Komito Beach cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• Angathopes cove · 1.5 NM by sea
• Tria Lagonia cove · 3.4 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades 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 ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Syros

• Grammata cove
• Kokkina cove