Samos

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in south-west wind.

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 0.3 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

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:

• East Samos Municipality: 15 restaurants, bars or cafés, 7 min on foot
• Archaeological Museum of Vathi at Samos: 13 min on foot
• Vathy: 2 restaurants, bars or cafés, 18 min by road
• Palaiokastro, Samos: 3 restaurants, bars or cafés, 23 min by road
• Agia Zoni Samou: 23 min by road

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Appalaousa) 120 m away
• Supermarket (Franchise Σκλαβενίτης) 840 m away
• Parking 350 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: Agia Markella, 1.4 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Agia Markella cove · 1.4 NM by sea
• Kedro cove · 2.5 NM by sea
• Asprochorti cove · 4.1 NM by sea
• Lemonakia cove · 4.8 NM by sea
• Tsabou cove · 6.3 NM by sea
• Galazio cove · 6.9 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

• Beach Limnionas cove
• Klima cove
• Apostolos Pavlos cove
• Asprochorti cove