Pigadia

cove · Euboea · Sporades

Pigadia is a cove on the island of Euboea, in the Sporades cruising area.

The bay opens towards the north-east (51°).

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in south-west and west wind.

Partial shelter in south wind.

No shelter in north (tramontana), north-east, east, south-east (sirocco) and north-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the north-east.

Swell can come in from north-north-west to south-east (336°–128°).

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.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 14 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

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

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

Almost no buildings ashore (0 within 600 m).

Nothing ashore: a wild anchorage.

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

No. It is exposed in north wind.

No. It is exposed in south-east wind. The nearest well-sheltered place is Hiliadou, 10.1 NM by sea.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 14 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Good holding.

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