Best anchorages and harbours in Opal Coast and Bay of Somme

8 documented anchorages and harbours in Opal Coast and Bay of Somme, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. 1
    AnchorageFrance

    port ouest

    4.9

    Roadstead anchorage off Port Ouest, the western industrial basin of Dunkerque, on the Flanders coast.

    • Sheltered S
  2. Wissant2
    AnchorageFrance

    Wissant

    4.3

    Open sandy bay on the Opal Coast between Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez, Hauts-de-France. Sand bottom, protected from E and SE, fully exposed from W through NW.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  3. 3
    AnchorageFrance

    Canche

    4.1

    Tidal anchorage in the Canche estuary between Le Touquet and Étaples, on the Côte d'Opale.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  4. Plage de Boulogne-sur-Mer4
    AnchorageFrance

    Plage de Boulogne-sur-Mer

    3.7

    Open roadstead off the beach of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Opale, about 1.3 nm north-west of the harbour entrance.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  5. Malo-les-Bains5
    AnchorageFrance

    Malo-les-Bains

    3.6

    Roadstead off the beach of Malo-les-Bains, east of Dunkirk, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds. Exposed to the full fetch of the North Sea from N.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  6. Arrière-port calais6
    AnchorageFrance

    Arrière-port calais

    3.1

    Buoy mooring field of 17 berths inside the old inner harbour of Calais, mud bottom, set between the ferry terminal and the Bassin Ouest.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  7. Les Hemmes De Marck7
    AnchorageFrance

    Les Hemmes De Marck

    1.6

    Open anchorage off a long sand beach between Calais and Gravelines, on the Côte d'Opale in Hauts-de-France.

    • Sheltered S, SE
  8. Arques8
    AnchorageFrance

    Arques

    River mooring on the canalised Aa at Arques, in the Audomarois, Hauts-de-France. Muddy bottom, sheltered from the NW through N and E to SE.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE