Platja de Santa Eulària

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in east and south-west wind.

No shelter in south-east (sirocco) and south wind.

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

Swell can come in from south-east to south (132°–188°).

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: sand.

Source: official seabed habitat map of the Balearic government.

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

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 16.1 ha).

Approach

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

Ashore and services

Sandy beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Built-up shore (257 buildings within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

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

Within reach:

• Santa Eulària des Riu: 94 restaurants, bars or cafés, 6 min on foot
• Pont Vell, Santa Eulària des Riu: 15 min on foot
• Sant Carles de Peralta: 3 restaurants, bars or cafés, 31 min by road
• Sant Llorenç de Balàfia: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 34 min by road

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: Club Nàutic Santa Eulària, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Club Nàutic Santa Eulària, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Club Nàutic Santa Eulària, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Club Nàutic Santa Eulària, 0.9 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Caló de s'Alga cove · 0.2 NM by sea
• Club Nàutic Santa Eulària marina · 0.9 NM by sea
• Es Faralló cove · 1 NM by sea
• Platja des Niu Blau cove · 1 NM by sea
• Cala Blanca cove · 1.3 NM by sea
• Cala Pada cove · 1.4 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• Two weeks to Ibiza and Formentera from Dénia
• All odysseys: Mainland Spain

Sheltered anchorages of Ibiza and Formentera 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 – Ibiza

• Marina Botafoch marina
• Nautic Sant Antoni port
• Port San Miquel mooring field
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