Petra

anchorage · Kalavria · Saronic Gulf

Petra is an anchorage on the island of Kalavria, in the Saronic Gulf cruising area.

The nearest town is Poros.

It lies in Saronic Gulf.

The bay opens towards the north-west (306°).

Pretty bay in western Poros, complete shelter, very clear water; anchor in 5-8 m in the NE cove with a line ashore.

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Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in north (meltemi), south, south-west, west and north-west wind.

Swell can come in from south-west to west-south-west (224°–244°).

Swell can come in from north-west to north-north-west (320°–340°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Here, shelter depends on tonight's wind. Seadromy reads the forecast and tells you before you leave.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 9.9 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

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

Marked on the nautical chart as: anchorage.

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (0 within 600 m).

A remarkable site can be reached from here.

Within reach:

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

Partly. Shelter is rated fair in north wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Vydi, 0.9 NM by sea.

Yes. Shelter is rated good in south-east wind.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 9.9 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.