Best anchorages and harbours in Arcachon basin

Le Canon

Anchorage off the village of Le Canon on the north shore of Arcachon Bay, on the Cap Ferret peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Le Gourcq

Sand-bottom anchorage in New Aquitaine, sheltered from N, SW, W and NW, off the Cazaux lake shoreline.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Tahiti Beach

Anchorage 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

Banc d'Arguin

Shifting 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

Port du Bétey

Tidal harbour of 151 berths on the north-east shore of Arcachon Bay, at Andernos-les-Bains.

la Plage des Américains

Sand 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

Le Mimbeau

Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, SW, W

Port de Cazaux

Inland harbour of 350 berths on the lake of Cazaux-Sanguinet, south of Arcachon, not connected to the sea.

arcachon bay

Sand 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

Île aux Oiseaux

Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.

• Sheltered W, NW

La Vigne

Anchorage on the north shore of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Le Mimbeau

Sand-spit anchorage at the tip of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, with sand holding and shelter from W, NW and SW winds.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

L'herbe

Anchorage 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

Audenge

Small drying harbour on the north-east shore of Bassin d'Arcachon, in the commune of Audenge.

Cassy

Tidal harbour of 225 berths on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Lanton, Gironde.

Port de la Vigne

Small tidal oyster-farmers harbour on the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.

Banc du Tourlinguet

Sandbank at the entrance of Arcachon Bay, Gironde, where anchoring is prohibited by maritime regulation.

• Sheltered NW, N

Arcachon

Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.

Club Nautique Taussat-Cassy

Small harbour on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Taussat-les-Bains in the commune of Lanton, Gironde.

Haut Pyla

Anchorage 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

la Pointe aux chevaux

Anchorage 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

mobilhome

Anchorage inside the Arcachon basin, on the west shore off the Cap Ferret peninsula, New Aquitaine.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Ostréïcole Andernos-les-Bains

Oyster-farming harbour on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Andernos-les-Bains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Pointe de Hautebelle

Anchorage on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Claouey and Andernos-les-Bains, mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Zone De La Sableyre

Anchoring zone on the east side of the bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat and Cassy.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Port de Larros

Oyster-farming port at Gujan-Mestras on the southern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the main shellfish harbour of the basin.

Port du Teich

Tidal harbour of 190 berths on the Leyre delta at the south-east end of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in Gironde.

Port de Fontainevieille

Tidal harbour on the east shore of Arcachon Bay, between Taussat and Cassy, with a fuel berth on site.

Pyla-sur-Mer

Anchorage 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

Mimbeau

Sheltered sand spit on the inner side of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon.