Port de Sainte-Maxime

Shelter by wind direction

Sheltered from every direction.

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.

Approach

Approach through a channel or a harbour entrance: routes end about 1.2 NM off, then continue at reduced speed.

Marked on the nautical chart as: harbour.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

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

Within reach:

• Sainte-Maxime: 41 restaurants, bars or cafés, 4 min on foot
• Tour carrée de Sainte-Maxime: 5 min on foot

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (L'Amiral) on site
• Supermarket (Spar) 250 m away
• Bus (Parking du Port) 100 m away
• Parking 150 m away
• Fuel at the quay

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Port de Saint-Tropez marina · 0.4 NM by sea
• Plage du centre ville cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Plage des Graniers cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Pointe de la Croisette cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Calanque de la Madrague cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Rabiou, Arche mooring field · 1.2 NM by sea

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

• Plage des Graniers cove
• Plage des Salins cove
• Port du Pilon marina
• La Grande Pointe cove