San Nicola di Tremiti

Shelter by wind direction

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

No shelter in north (tramontana) wind.

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

Swell can come in from north-east to north-east (44°–52°).

Swell can come in from south-south-west to south-west (204°–216°).

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 4.6 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: medium (about 6.8 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.3 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

Uncertain anchoring: mostly posidonia seabed, no sand patch found.

Ashore and services

Rocky shore.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (51 buildings within 600 m).

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

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

Within reach:

• Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare: 8 min on foot

Local rules

• MPA divided into zone A (Pianosa), zones B (Caprara and San Domino) and zone C (the rest, around San Domino, Caprara and San Nicola); in zone C, navigation and anchoring are not restricted by the founding decree; only professional fishing there requires authorisation. (To be checked)
• In the marked free transit corridor of the San Nicola – Cretaccio buoy field: stopping and mooring prohibited, swimming, fishing and diving prohibited; at the 9 diving buoys, mooring reserved for diving vessels, and transit/stopping prohibited within 100 m of a buoy occupied by a vessel flying the « diver » flag; pass at slow speed near the buoys.

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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: Porto di San Nicola, 3.8 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Cala degli Inglesi, 1.6 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Cala degli Inglesi, 1.6 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Porto di San Nicola, 3.8 NM by sea.
• In west wind: cala Matano, 4.2 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: cala delle Roselle, 3.6 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Cala della Stracciona cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Cala del Cretaccio mooring field · 0.4 NM by sea
• Cala degli Inglesi cove · 1.6 NM by sea
• Cala del Bue Marino cove · 2.3 NM by sea
• cala delle Roselle cove · 3.6 NM by sea
• Porto di San Nicola marina · 3.8 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Gargano and Molise by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• 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 – San Nicola island

• Le Marinelle marina
• Porto Skanderberg marina
• Spiaggia di Torre Sinello cove