Plage de la Garite
- Shelter
- SW, S, SE
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage on the French south shore of Lake Geneva, east of Nernier village in Haute-Savoie, sand bottom sheltered from S to SE winds.
- Water
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach from the open lake with no tidal constraint. Sand bottom, good holding in 3 to 5 m. Open to the Bise, the cold NE wind that builds steep chop on the Léman. Port de Nernier lies 1.2 NM W and the Château de Coudrée headland 2.8 NM SE.
Practical
Water point ashore. No fuel, no chandlery. Nernier village has a bakery, two restaurants and a small grocery within 400 m of the port. Nearest fuel berth at Thonon-les-Bains, 7 NM E.
Ashore
Nernier is classed among Les Plus Beaux Villages de France since 2017. Lakeshore path from the port to the hamlet of Locum, 1.5 km E. Château de Coudrée, a 13th century keep, stands at the end of the Coudrée beach 2.8 NM SE.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 46.37087, 6.33018 (46°22.25'N 6°19.81'E)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Services
- Water
- Boaters' rating
- 3.5/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Plage de la Garite lies at 46°22.25'N 6°19.81'E, that is 46.37087, 6.33018 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Plage de la Garite sheltered from?
Plage de la Garite is sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Plage de la Garite?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Plage de la Garite.
How do boaters rate Plage de la Garite?
Plage de la Garite is rated 3.5/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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