Plage de la Moutte

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in south-west and west wind.

Partial shelter in south wind.

No shelter in north, north-east, east (levante), south-east and north-west (mistral) wind.

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

Swell can come in from north-north-east to east-north-east (12°–60°).

Swell can come in from east-north-east to east (64°–96°).

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.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.8 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: medium (about 3.4 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.

Seagrass shown on the general chart: drop the anchor on sand.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (4 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: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Port de Saint-Tropez, 2.2 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Roche Michel mooring field · 0.8 NM by sea
• Rabiou, La Cathédrale mooring field · 1.1 NM by sea
• Rabiou, Arche mooring field · 1.2 NM by sea
• Port de Saint-Tropez marina · 2.2 NM by sea
• Port de Sainte-Maxime marina · 2.3 NM by sea
• Baie des Canebiers cove · 2.4 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• One week from the Îles d'Or to Saint-Tropez
• 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 – Sainte-Maxime

• Les Sables d'Or cove
• Plage de Tahiti cove
• Plage du centre ville cove
• Pointe des Sardinaux cove