Best anchorages and harbours in Arcachon basin
50 documented anchorages and harbours in Arcachon basin, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 1AnchorageFrance
Tahiti Beach
4.9Anchorage off Plage Tahiti on the Cap Ferret peninsula in Arcachon Bay, sand bottom with rock and seagrass patches, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 2AnchorageFrance
Banc d'Arguin
4.6Shifting sandbank at the entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon, facing the Dune du Pilat, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 3AnchorageFrance
Le Gourcq
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in New Aquitaine, sheltered from N, SW, W and NW, off the Cazaux lake shoreline.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
4AnchorageFranceLe Canon
4.4Anchorage off the village of Le Canon on the north shore of Arcachon Bay, on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
5AnchorageFranceLe Mimbeau
4.3Sand-spit anchorage at the tip of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, largely drying at low water, with sand holding and shelter from W, NW and SW winds.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 6AnchorageFrance
la Plage des Américains
4.3Sand anchorage on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, north of the Cap Ferret peninsula, opposite the village of Le Canon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 7HarbourCazaux, France
Port de Cazaux
4.2Inland harbour of 350 berths on the lake of Cazaux-Sanguinet, south of Arcachon, not connected to the sea.
8AnchorageFranceLa Vigne
4.2Anchorage on the north shore of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
9AnchorageFrancearcachon bay
4.1Sand anchorage on the north shore of the bassin d'Arcachon, off the oyster village of Le Canon on the presqu'île du Cap-Ferret.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
10AnchorageFranceL'herbe
4.0Anchorage off the oyster village of L'Herbe on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, facing the Île aux Oiseaux inside the Bassin d'Arcachon.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 11AnchorageFrance
Le Mimbeau
3.9Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde, drying at low water.
- Free
- Sheltered E, SE, SW, W
12HarbourAndrenos-les-Bains, FrancePort du Bétey
3.8Tidal harbour of 151 berths on the north-east shore of Arcachon Bay, at Andernos-les-Bains.
13HarbourFrancePort de la Vigne
3.8Small tidal oyster-farmers harbour on the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.
14AnchorageFranceÎle aux Oiseaux
3.6Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.
- Sheltered W, NW
15HarbourFranceClub Nautique Taussat-Cassy
3.4Small harbour on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Taussat-les-Bains in the commune of Lanton, Gironde.
- 16AnchorageFrance
Zone De La Sableyre
3.3Anchoring zone on the east side of the bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat and Cassy.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
17AnchorageFranceHaut Pyla
3.3Anchorage at the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe at 102 m, southern entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
18HarbourFranceAudenge
3.3Small drying harbour on the north-east shore of Bassin d'Arcachon, in the commune of Audenge.
- 19AnchorageFrance
mobilhome
3.3Anchorage inside the Arcachon basin, on the west shore off the Cap Ferret peninsula, New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
20HarbourAndernos-les-Bains, FranceOstréïcole Andernos-les-Bains
3.1Oyster-farming harbour on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Andernos-les-Bains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- 21HarbourCassy, France
Cassy
3.1Tidal harbour of 225 berths on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Lanton, Gironde.
22HarbourFrancePort de Larros
3.1Oyster-farming port at Gujan-Mestras on the southern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the main shellfish harbour of the basin.
- 23AnchorageFrance
Banc du Tourlinguet
3.0Sandbank at the entrance of Arcachon Bay, Gironde, where anchoring is prohibited by maritime regulation.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 24AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Hautebelle
2.8Anchorage on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Claouey and Andernos-les-Bains, mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 25AnchorageFrance
la Pointe aux chevaux
2.7Anchorage on the western shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon between Claouey and Le Canon, on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, sand bottom, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
26HarbourArcachon, FranceArcachon
2.6Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.
27HarbourFrancePort du Teich
2.1Tidal harbour of 190 berths on the Leyre delta at the south-east end of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in Gironde.
- 28HarbourTaussat, France
Port de Fontainevieille
1.9Tidal harbour on the east shore of Arcachon Bay, between Taussat and Cassy, with a fuel berth on site.
29AnchorageFrancePyla-sur-Mer
1.6Anchorage in the bassin d'Arcachon off the Pyla-sur-Mer beach, at the foot of the Dune du Pilat. Sand bottom, shelter from NE to SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
30AnchorageFranceMimbeau
1.3Sheltered sand spit on the inner side of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon.
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What is the best rated place in Arcachon basin?
Tahiti Beach is the best rated place in Arcachon basin, at 4.9/5.
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BoatMap documents 50 harbours and anchorages in Arcachon basin, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.
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Arcachon basin: the anchorages.