Nea Styra

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in south, west and north-west wind.

No shelter in south-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 13 NM of open water towards the south-west.

Swell can come in from south-south-west to south-west (208°–232°).

Swell can come in from west to west (276°–280°).

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

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.1 NM from the anchoring spot.

Protected area and seagrass

Posidonia seagrass is present: drop the anchor on sand only.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

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

Nearest services:

• Restaurant (Σουβλακερι) on site

Where to go when the wind turns

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

• In south wind: Agia Marina Bay, 6.8 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Agia Marina Bay, 6.8 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Theretro Axiomatikon Naftikou, 6.8 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Theretro Axiomatikon Naftikou, 6.8 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Styra Bay cove · 0.7 NM by sea
• Lefka cove · 1 NM by sea
• Diliso cove · 1.9 NM by sea
• Nisides Vergoudia cove · 5 NM by sea
• Animporio Bay cove · 5.2 NM by sea
• Theretro Axiomatikon Naftikou cove · 6.8 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of South Evia and East Attica by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (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)

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