Anchorage · Ponce
Isla Caja de Muertos, northwest
"Good lee"; landings on the west side in ordinary weather.
- Charted 51 to 86 ft
- DRNA moorings
Swell, the next three days
A planning aid, not for navigation. Height, period and direction from CariCOOS's 120 m nearshore wave model at this anchorage's position; a model, not a measurement.
Loading the swell model…
Rolly: 2 ft or more of swell at 8 s or longer, or 3 ft at any period. Some roll: 1 ft at 8 s or longer.
The anchorage
- Coast Pilot depth
- 90 to 115 ft, 0.8 mile northwest of the center
- Charted depth
- 51 to 86 ft (15.5 to 26.2 m) below MLLWThe 4 charted soundings within 0.1 nautical mile, surveyed 2002. MLLW is mean lower low water, the chart's datum: at most tides there is more water than this.
- Seabed on the chart
- Sand and shells (1 chart note)
- Shelter
- "Good lee"; landings on the west side in ordinary weather.
- Moorings
- DRNA moorings under the 2012 reserve plan.
- Position
- 17.90437, -66.52918: 0.8 nautical mile NW of the center of Isla Caja de Muertos on the chart, as the Coast Pilot places it.The Coast Pilot: "in 90 to 115 feet about 0.8 mile northwest of the center of Isla Caja de Muertos".
Protected areas
- Inside Caja de Muertos Natural Reserve: Anchoring restricted. Boat access restricted.Managed by DRNA. Source: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory (v2023)
Charted dangers within 0.5 nautical mile
No wreck, rock or obstruction is charted within 0.5 nautical mile of the position.