Uvala Salbunara

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in east wind.

Partial shelter in north-east (bora) and south-east (jugo) wind.

No shelter in north, south, south-west, west and north-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the north.

Swell can come in from south-south-west to north (192°–4°).

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

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 6 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: small (about 0 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.1 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Sandy beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (0 within 600 m).

Nothing ashore: a wild anchorage.

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: Biševska luka, 0.4 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Biševska luka, 0.4 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Biševska luka, 0.4 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Uvala Mezuporat, 2.4 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Buk, 2.1 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Buk, 2.1 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Uvala Balun, 2.6 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Biševska luka cove · 0.4 NM by sea
• Uvala Potok cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Buk cove · 2.1 NM by sea
• Uvala Mezuporat cove · 2.4 NM by sea
• Uvala Balun cove · 2.6 NM by sea
• Medvidja spilja cove · 3.4 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Dalmatia by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the bora (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the jugo (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 – Biševo

• Medvidja spilja cove
• Uvala Potok cove