Agios Mamas
cove · Spetses · Saronic Gulf
Agios Mamas is a cove on the island of Spetses, in the Saronic Gulf cruising area.
The nearest town is Spetses.
The bay opens towards the east-north-east (70°).
Shelter by wind direction
Good shelter in south, south-west, west and north-west wind.
Partial shelter in north (meltemi) and south-east (sirocco) wind.
No shelter in north-east and east wind.
In the most open sector, up to 10.5 NM of open water towards the east.
Swell can come in from north-east to east-south-east (56°–112°).
- sheltered
- partly
- exposed
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.
Seabed, depth and room
Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.7 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
Approach
Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.1 NM from the anchoring spot.
Ashore and services
Beach within 300 m.
Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.
A few houses ashore (29 buildings within 600 m).
A remarkable site can be reached from here.
A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.
Within reach:
- Spetses Museum: 8 min on foot
- Agios Nicholaos Monastery: 9 min on foot
- Mouseio Bouboulinas: 9 min on foot
- Spetses: 6 restaurants, bars or cafés, 11 min on foot
- Traditional settlement of Spetses: 25 restaurants, bars or cafés, 14 min by dinghy
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: Paradise Beach, 1.8 NM by sea.
- In north-east wind: Órmos Metóchi, 2 NM by sea.
- In east wind: Kouzounos, 0.3 NM by sea.
- In south-east wind: Kouzounos, 0.3 NM by sea.
Nearby anchorages and ports
- Kouzounos cove · 0.3 NM by sea
- Spetses port · 0.5 NM by sea
- Kaiki cove · 1.2 NM by sea
- Paradise Beach cove · 1.8 NM by sea
- Órmos Metóchi anchorage · 2 NM by sea
- Kouzounos cove · 2.7 NM by sea
This place is on an odyssey
Sheltered anchorages of Saronic Gulf by wind
More places – Spetses
- Megali Zogeria anchorage
- Kouzounos cove
- Spetses port
Questions
Is Agios Mamas sheltered from the meltemi?
Partly. Shelter is rated fair in north wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Paradise Beach, 1.8 NM by sea.
Is Agios Mamas sheltered from the sirocco?
Partly. Shelter is rated fair in south-east wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Kouzounos, 0.3 NM by sea.
How deep is the water at Agios Mamas?
Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.7 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).
What is the seabed at Agios Mamas?
Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.
Can you spend the night at Agios Mamas?
It depends on the wind of the night: Seadromy picks the evening anchorage with the forecast of the day.