Amorgos anchorage guide · Cyclades
Amorgos Yacht Anchorages: The 2026 Guide
Where to anchor a yacht around Amorgos: documented depth, holding and shelter for the island's main anchorages, drawn from published cruising sources.
Last updated May 2026
Amorgos sits in the Cyclades.
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water).
Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts.
May, June and September are calmer.
This guide covers the island's main anchorages with the practical detail charterers and captains actually use: depth where a published cruising source documents it, holding, and shelter direction.
Where a figure was not documented we say so rather than guess.
Amorgos is a longer passage from the central Cyclades (about 25 nm from Naxos), which keeps the crowds away, but the east coast is generally untenable in the Meltemi.
Ashore: The Monastery of Hozoviotissa, chiselled into the cliff some 300 m above the sea, the windmill-topped Chora, ancient Minoa above Katapola, and the cliffs made famous by Luc Besson's The Big Blue (1988).
The anchorages
4 anchorages around Amorgos
Use this guide to understand your captain's routing, request specific anchorages on your preference sheet, judge whether Amorgos fits your charter style, and pair it sensibly with nearby islands.
Katapola (west coast, main port)
Depth
3-5m
Holding
Sand with some rock and weed, good
Shelter
Good shelter from the Meltemi.
Anchor-moor the west or south quay.
Best for: Shelter, base
Aegiali / Ayias Annas (north end, second port)
Depth
around 6m
Holding
Mud and weed, good
Shelter
Good shelter from the Meltemi, some swell when strong.
Dock side-to or anchor within the harbour.
Kalotiri / Nikouria (W of Aegiali)
Depth
5-10m
Holding
Sand, good but not everywhere
Shelter
Protected from the Meltemi by Nikouria island; strong gusts.
Anchor under the church.
Kalotaritissa (SW tip)
Depth
3-5m
Holding
Sand and weed
Shelter
More all-round shelter at the south anchorage.
Mind permanent moorings and chains.
When to visit
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water). Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts. May, June and September are calmer.
Captain's note
The Cyclades are dominated by the summer Meltemi (Etesian) northerly, strongest mid-July to mid-August (around Force 5 to 7, gusting higher in open water). Plan south legs downwind and overnight on lee and south coasts. May, June and September are calmer. Pick the anchorage to the wind: in the prevailing summer airflow, favour the lee and sheltered bays listed above, and keep a documented all-weather shelter or a layover day in reserve when the forecast climbs. Depths and holding here follow published cruising sources; your captain will confirm the exact anchor drop against current charts on arrival.
Charter Amorgos
Speak with George P. Biniaris directly. MYBA-standard contracts, full Greek charter fleet.