Plage de la Beaumette

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north, north-east and east (levante) wind.

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

No shelter in south and south-west wind.

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

Swell can come in from south to south (176°–180°).

Swell can come in from south to south-south-west (184°–212°).

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

Seabed: posidonia, sand and rock.

Sand share corrected from satellite imagery.

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

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.8 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 78.5 ha).

Approach

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

Protected area and seagrass

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

Ashore and services

Sandy beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Built-up shore (89 buildings within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

Within reach:

• phare d'Agay: 6 min on foot
• Agay: 7 restaurants, bars or cafés, 21 min by dinghy

Where to go when the wind turns

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

• In south-east wind: Port du Poussaï, 2.1 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Port du Poussaï, 2.1 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Plage du Pourrousset, 0.2 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Plage du Pourrousset, 0.2 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Plage du Pourrousset, 0.2 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Plage du Pourrousset cove · 0.2 NM by sea
• Les Ferrières cove · 0.2 NM by sea
• Port d'Agay mooring field · 0.3 NM by sea
• Plage de Camp-Long cove · 0.3 NM by sea
• La Mare Règue cove · 0.6 NM by sea
• Calanque des Anglais cove · 1 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 – Saint-Raphaël

• Plage du Débarquement cove
• Plage du Pourrousset cove