Anchorage· Anafi· Greece — Cyclades
Roukounas Bay Anchorage (Anafi)
36° 20.8′ N · 25° 47.8′ E
A long sandy bay about 1.3 nm east of the harbour, with a taverna behind the beach and good holding in shallow sand.
Practical
Grecosailor: sand, about 3 m, good holding; some swell, but the anchor held in wind. Watch for Rokana, a charted rock/reef at about 36.3420 N 25.7920 E, south-west of the bay (OpenSeaMap); approach from the SE in daylight. Neighbouring coves Mikros Roukounas and Exo Roukounas lie just west (OSM). Roukounas restaurant is mapped behind the beach. Greeka: sandy, unorganised, about 3 km SE of the Chora, reached by boat from the port or on foot. Shelter from N; open to S and SE.
Best for
Sand-bottom anchorage and the island's best beach
Season
N winds; leave if a southerly is forecast
Nearby
- Roukounas Beach (Anafi)0.1 NM away
- Katalimatsa Beach (Anafi)0.2 NM away
- Mikros & Exo Roukounas Beaches (Anafi)0.2 NM away
- Roukounas Taverna (Ktima Roukouna, Anafi)0.2 NM away
- Flamourou Beach (Anafi)0.7 NM away
- Kasteli Archaeological Site (Anafi)0.7 NM away
- Megas Potamos Beach (Anafi)0.7 NM away
- Anafi Route 6: Chora to Kasteli Hike0.8 NM away