Explore: Barbate
General Info
Description:
This port is located at the mouth of the River Barbate, just east of Cape Trafalgar. It is a popular destination for Spanish tourists but not much visited by foreigners. It has long sandy beaches backed by pine forests. It is a modern town, but not unattractive. It has been a fishing port since Roman times.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
Many ports along the Algarve and Atlantic Andalucian coasts are experiencing silting problems and Barbate is no exception. There is a sand bank only a metre or two west of the line between the last port hand buoy (No4) and the eastern tip of the anti-swell boom.
For the latest Bathymetry information for Barbate, see the Agencia Publica de Puertos de Andalucia (APPA) website.
Approaching this port to beware of the tunny nets (during the season) which can extend up to 2 miles south from the breakwater as well as extending more than halfway across the entrance to the harbour! They also extend along this stretch of coast.
Cruiser Highlights:
Many beautiful white sand beaches, a marina and the Trafalgar Lighthouse are all worthy of a visit.
Position:
36° 10.75’N, 05° 55.37’W(harbour entrance)
Last updated: May 2022
Docking
Approaching this port to beware of the tunny nets (during the season) which can extend up to 2 miles south from the breakwater as well as extending more than halfway across the entrance to the harbour!
There is also a major problem with silting at the entrance to this harbour. There is a sand bank only a metre or two west of the line between the last port hand buoy (No4) and the eastern tip of the anti-swell boom. See this news item – Sailor Injured after Yacht Strikes Sandbank – which was reported by the RCCPF.
For the latest Bathymetry information for Barbate, see the Agencia Publica de Puertos de Andalucia (APPA) website.
There is good shelter here in the three inner yacht basins which form the marina. Visiting yachts usually berth near the marina office.
Check in at marina office (office hours 1000-1330 and 1600-1730 in summer, closed weekend afternoons in winter.
No anchoring is allowed within the harbour.
Port Control: VHF channel 09
Last updated: May 2022
Related Businesses
Barbate Harbour Master
Address: Avenida del Mar, s/n, Barbate, Cadiz, Spain, 11160
Commercial and fishing port as well as a marina with visitor moorings.... Read More
Yacht Clubs
Related Businesses
Club Nautico de Barbate
Address: Puerto Deportivo, s/n, Cádiz, Barbate, south west coast, Turkey,
Clubhouse with cafe and bar. Located at the eastern end of the harbour breakwater.
Note: May 2015 Appears to be no longer in use?... Read More
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