Puerto Portals

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in north-east, east and west wind.

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

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

Swell can come in from east-south-east to east-south-east (104°–108°).

Swell can come in from south-east to south-south-west (124°–208°).

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.

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

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:

• Portals Nous: 34 restaurants, bars or cafés, 12 min on foot
• Castle of Bendinat: 20 min by road
• Bendinat: 3 restaurants, bars or cafés, 24 min on foot
• Costa d'en Blanes: 35 min on foot

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (diablito) 140 m away
• Supermarket (Nice Price) 500 m away
• Bus (Portals Nous 1 (Costa d'en Blanes)) 520 m away
• Parking 490 m away
• Fuel at the quay
• Puerto Portals · up to 60 m

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: Puerto Portals (anchorage), 0.1 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Punta Negra, 1.2 NM by sea.
• In south-east wind: Cala Nova, 1.7 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Cala Nova, 1.7 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Club nàutic Porto Novo, 1.3 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Platja de la Costa d'en Blanes, 0.3 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Puerto Portals (anchorage) anchorage · 0.1 NM by sea
• Platja de la Costa d'en Blanes cove · 0.3 NM by sea
• Platja de s'Hostalet cove · 0.4 NM by sea
• Cala Xinxell cove · 0.8 NM by sea
• Sa Torre anchorage · 0.8 NM by sea
• Punta Negra cove · 1.2 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Majorca 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 – Santa Ponça

• Port d'Andratx (bouées) mooring field
• Portals Vells marina
• Puerto Portals (anchorage) anchorage
• club de vela del Port d'Andratx marina