Luka

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in east, south-east (jugo), south and south-west wind.

Partial shelter in north, north-east (bora), west and north-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 1.1 NM of open water towards the north-west.

Swell can come in from north-west to north-north-west (304°–328°).

Swell can come in from north-north-west to north (348°–352°).

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.

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 1.1 NM from the anchoring spot.

Marked on the nautical chart as: anchorage and harbour.

Ashore and services

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

Nearest services:

• Supermarket (Market) on site
• Bus (Luka 2) 100 m away
• Parking 400 m away

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: Uvala Grbavac, 1.2 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Luka (anchorage), 0.1 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Luka (anchorage), 0.1 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Uvala Grbavac, 1.2 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Luka (anchorage) anchorage · 0.1 NM by sea
• Velo Žalo cove · 1 NM by sea
• Lučica cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Uvala Grbavac cove · 1.2 NM by sea
• Uvala Grbačina cove · 1.5 NM by sea
• Vela Rava marina · 1.8 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 – Dugi Otok

• Brbinj marina
• Burnje lučice marina
• Luka (anchorage) anchorage
• Uvala Kruševica mooring field