Eristos

Shelter by wind direction

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

Partial shelter in south-east (sirocco) and west wind.

No shelter in south and south-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the south.

Swell can come in from south-south-east to south-west (168°–224°).

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

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.4 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 78.5 ha).

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.

Almost no buildings ashore (5 within 600 m).

Nothing ashore: a wild anchorage.

Where to go when the wind turns

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

• In south-east wind: Plaka, 8.8 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Plaka, 8.8 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Plaka, 8.8 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Agia Petros, 1.6 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Agia Petros cove · 1.6 NM by sea
• Paralia Limenari cove · 3.4 NM by sea
• Plaka cove · 8.8 NM by sea
• Agios Antonios cove · 9.5 NM by sea
• Skafi Beach cove · 10.5 NM by sea
• Livadi port · 12.1 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• Two weeks in the Dodecanese from Rhodes
• All odysseys: Dodecanese

Sheltered anchorages of Turkish coast 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 – Tilos

• Livadi port
• Plaka cove