Plage du Cap Blanc

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north and north-east wind.

Partial shelter in east (levante) and north-west (mistral) wind.

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

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

Swell can come in from east-south-east to south-south-east (120°–152°).

Swell can come in from south to south (172°–176°).

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 3.5 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Approach

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

Protected area and seagrass

Plage du Cap Blanc lies in the protected area Port-Cros National Park: check its rules (anchoring, speed, buoys) before you arrive.

Posidonia seagrass is present: drop the anchor on sand only.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (13 buildings within 600 m).

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

Within reach:

• phare du cap Bénat: 12 min on foot

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In east wind: Plage de la galère, 1.4 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Port du Pradet, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Port du Pradet, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Port du Pradet, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Port du Pradet, 1.9 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Calanque de la Tripe, 0.7 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Calanque de la Tripe cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• Plage de la galère cove · 1.4 NM by sea
• Plage du Luxembourg cove · 1.5 NM by sea
• Port du Pradet marina · 1.9 NM by sea
• Plage de Brégançon cove · 2.2 NM by sea
• Plage de Cabasson cove · 2.3 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• Two weeks from the Îles d'Or to Antibes from Hyères
• All odysseys: French Riviera

Sheltered anchorages of French Riviera 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 – Port-Cros National Park

• Plage de Briande cove
• Plage des Douanes cove
• Plage du Layet cove
• Plage du Brouis cove