Lijom

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north, north-east (bora), east, south-east (jugo) and north-west wind.

Partial shelter in south, south-west and west wind.

Swell can come in from south-south-west to south-west (212°–220°).

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

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.3 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.7 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Pebble beach.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Where to go when the wind turns

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

• In south wind: Uvala Pećine, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Uvala Pećine, 0.9 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Uvala Pećine, 0.9 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Uvala Paltana marina · 0.1 NM by sea
• Uvala Cintinera cove · 0.4 NM by sea
• Uvala Valmižeja cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• Uvala Pećine cove · 0.9 NM by sea
• Kaštanjež marina · 0.9 NM by sea
• Marina Veruda - Pula marina · 1.1 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Istria and Kvarner by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the bora (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the jugo (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 – Pula

• Kayak Centar Pula cove
• Kaštanjež marina
• Luka Medulin cove
• Lučica cove