port ouest
- Shelter
- S
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Roadstead anchorage off Port Ouest, the western industrial basin of Dunkerque, on the Flanders coast.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach along the buoyed channels serving the commercial port; stay clear of the main shipping fairway and listen to Dunkerque Port on VHF 73. Sand bottom with fair holding. Shelter only from the S, meaning from offshore wind; exposed to the whole sector N to W, typical of this coast.
Practical
No leisure services at Port Ouest itself, which is a working commercial and industrial harbour. Marina of Gravelines 4 nm SW with a lock, berths, water, fuel and shops. Dunkerque commercial port entrance 7,8 nm east, with the yacht basin of Dunkerque further in.
Ashore
The site sits between the Gravelines nuclear power station to the west and the dunes of the Dune Dewulf to the east, part of the Espace naturel sensible of the Flanders coast. Long sand beaches of Petit-Fort-Philippe accessible from Gravelines.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 51.04482, 2.16391 (51°2.69'N 2°9.83'E)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from south winds
- Seabed
- sand
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Boaters' rating
- 4.9/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
port ouest lies at 51°2.69'N 2°9.83'E, that is 51.04482, 2.16391 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is port ouest sheltered from?
port ouest is sheltered from south winds.
Can you anchor at port ouest?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at port ouest.
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port ouest is rated 4.9/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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