Harbours and anchorages near Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Port privé du Cap Bénat

Private marina on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou, on the Var coast.

Cap Camarat

Open roadstead under the Cap Camarat lighthouse on the Ramatuelle peninsula, about 4 nm southeast of Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Marines de Cogolin

Marina of 1400 berths in the gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port-Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Plage de Briande

Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Cap Léoube

Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Plage de Grimaud

Open anchorage off the beach of Port-Grimaud at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Pointe de la Ris

Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Île de Bagaud

Buoy field of 31 mooring buoys off Île de Bagaud in the Port-Cros National Park, Hyères archipelago, with sand and algae bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SE

Belvédère

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Belvédère rocks, 0.2 nm north of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 0.8 nm south-west of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast of Provence.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Plage de la Moune

Anchorage in the gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Moune beach, between the Marines de Cogolin to the west and the entrance of Port-Grimaud to the north.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Plage d'Aiguebelle

Sand anchorage off the coast of Le Lavandou in the Var, sheltered from the north sector, facing south toward the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Calanque du Cap Nègre

Regulated buoy field of around 40 to 70 moorings in the calanque below Cap Nègre, on the coast of Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, where anchoring is restricted once the buoys are laid.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Bonne Terrasse

Sheltered bay on the east coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap Camarat and Cap Taillat, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Miramar

Marina of 1160 berths at La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Le Lavandou on the Var coast.

Plage de Pampelonne

Open anchorage off a 4.5 km sandy beach on the south-east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap du Pinet and Cap Camarat.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Saint-Tropez

Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, north of the old town and the Port du Pilon in the Var.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Sainte-Maxime

Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Saint-Aygulf

Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.

La Bouillabaisse

Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Calanque du Phare

Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe du Cimetière

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Pointe de la Malalongue

Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E

Plage des Fouirades

Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de Cavalière

Sand beach anchorage at Cavalière, commune of Le Lavandou, Var. Up to 71 marked summer buoys on sand and weed bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Cap du Pinet

Anchorage on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port Grimaud and the Pinet headland, in Provence.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Port Gapeau

Small river marina of 90 berths on the Gapeau estuary, east of Hyères, in Provence.

Plage de la Reine Jeanne

Sand anchorage off the beach of the same name on the eastern side of the Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Cogolin

Sand anchorage at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, off the mouth of the Giscle river between Port-Grimaud and the Marines de Cogolin.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Avant-port de Sainte-Maxime

Prohibited anchoring zone in the outer harbour of Sainte-Maxime, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Bonporteau

Sand-bottomed cove on the Var coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Cap Lardier, sheltered from N, NE and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW