Marína Hércules

Shelter by wind direction

Sheltered from every direction.

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

Approach through a channel or a harbour entrance: routes end about 1.4 NM off, then continue at reduced speed.

Marked on the nautical chart as: harbour.

Protected area and seagrass

Morocco: anchoring at night is forbidden, be in port before dark; prior permission needed to anchor by day.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

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

Within reach:

• Shrine of Our Lady of Africa: 6 min on foot
• Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption: 8 min on foot
• Gate of La Ribera, Ceuta: 34 restaurants, bars or cafés, 9 min on foot
• Royal Walls: 30 restaurants, bars or cafés, 15 min by dinghy
• Iglesia de San Francisco: 15 min on foot
• Chapel of San Antonio de Padua, Ceuta: 20 min by road

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Mesón Baco) 190 m away
• Supermarket (Lidl) 350 m away
• Bus (Plaza de la Constitución) 280 m away
• Parking (Gran Vía) 230 m away

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Playa de Miramar cove · 1 NM by sea
• Playa de Tramaguera cove · 1.1 NM by sea
• Plage riffiine cove · 3.5 NM by sea
• Puerto Pesquero marina · 4.6 NM by sea
• شاطئ الريستينڭا cove · 6 NM by sea
• Marina Smir marina · 6.6 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Morocco by wind

• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)

More places – Ceuta

• Playa de Miramar cove
• Playa de Tramaguera cove