Eceabat

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north (tramontana), south, south-west, west and north-west wind.

No shelter in north-east, east and south-east (sirocco) wind.

In the most open sector, up to 3 NM of open water towards the south-east.

Swell can come in from east-north-east to east-north-east (60°–76°).

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 0.3 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

Eceabat lies in the protected area Marmara Denizi ve Adalar Special Environmental Protected Area: check its rules (anchoring, speed, buoys) before you arrive.

Ashore and services

Nearest services:

• Restaurant 230 m away
• Supermarket (A101) 310 m away
• Parking 140 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-east wind: Çanakkale Boğazı, 2.6 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Çanakkale Boğazı, 2.6 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Çanakkale Boğazı, 2.6 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Çanakkale Boğazı port · 2.6 NM by sea
• Kilitbahir cove · 2.8 NM by sea
• KEPEZ LİMANI port · 5.2 NM by sea
• Güzelyalı cove · 9 NM by sea
• Beach S cove · 13.5 NM by sea
• Morto Bay cove · 13.7 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (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 – Eceabat

• ANZAC Cove cove
• Ocean Beach cove