Port des Quilles

Shelter by wind direction

Exposed on all sides.

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

Swell can come in from east to north-east (96°–56°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.5 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Le Vent en Poulpe) 60 m away
• Supermarket (Spar) 100 m away
• Bus (Jean Monnet) 150 m away
• Parking 100 m away

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: La Plagette, 9.6 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Port de Pêche, 1.5 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Nouveau Bassin, 3.4 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Bassin du Midi, 2.2 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Bassin Orsetti, 1.5 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Vieux Bassin, 1.5 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Port de la Pointe Courte marina · 0.6 NM by sea
• Port de Service marina · 1.5 NM by sea
• Bassin aux Pétroles marina · 1.5 NM by sea
• Vieux Bassin marina · 1.5 NM by sea
• Bassin Colbert marina · 1.5 NM by sea
• Port de Pêche marina · 1.5 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Languedoc-Roussillon by wind

• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Sète

• Port de Service marina
• Port de la Pointe Courte marina