Kedro

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in east and west wind.

No shelter in north (meltemi), north-east and north-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 28.7 NM of open water towards the north-west.

Swell can come in from north-west to north-east (304°–52°).

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.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.9 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 78.5 ha).

Approach

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

Ashore and services

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (78 buildings within 600 m).

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

Within reach:

• Kedros: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 6 min on foot

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: Samos, 2.5 NM by sea.
• In north-east wind: Samos, 2.5 NM by sea.
• In east wind: Samos, 2.5 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Lemonakia, 2.4 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Samos, 2.5 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Agia Markella cove · 1.2 NM by sea
• Lemonakia cove · 2.4 NM by sea
• Samos port · 2.5 NM by sea
• Asprochorti cove · 2.8 NM by sea
• Tsabou cove · 3.9 NM by sea
• Galazio cove · 5.7 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of North-East Aegean 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 – Samos

• Handaki cove
• Karpovoulos cove
• Koukounara cove
• Kyriakou cove