Agios Efstratios

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north (meltemi), north-east, east, south-east (sirocco) and south wind.

Partial shelter in north-west wind.

No shelter in south-west and west wind.

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

Swell can come in from west-south-west to west (240°–280°).

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.

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.2 NM from the anchoring spot.

Marked on the nautical chart as: harbour.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Ταβέρνα "Αρτεμωνας") 190 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 south-west wind: paralia Alonitsi, 5 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Velia or Roumpos, 6.1 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Daskalio, 7.5 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• paralia Mouroulia cove · 0.6 NM by sea
• paralia Agios Andonios cove · 0.8 NM by sea
• paralia Trigari cove · 1.5 NM by sea
• paralia Lidario cove · 2 NM by sea
• paralia Ftelio cove · 2.4 NM by sea
• paralia Gournia cove · 3.3 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios by wind

• Sheltered from the meltemi (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 – Agios Efstratios

• Rodokali cove
• paralia Agios Andonios cove