Anchorage · Lajas
La Parguera
Somewhat protected.
- Charted 3 to 24 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
- 6 to 10 ft to the landing
- Charted depth
- 3 to 24 ft (0.9 to 7.3 m) below MLLWThe 8 charted soundings inside the area, surveyed 2011. MLLW is mean lower low water, the chart's datum: at most tides there is more water than this.
- Seabed on the chart
- No bottom note is charted here.Nearest charted rock area: 0.3 nautical mile SE.
- Shelter
- Somewhat protected.
- Moorings
- DRNA moorings under the La Parguera reserve plan.
- Position
- 17.96722, -67.06739: the charted water area Caleta Parguera.The Coast Pilot: "6 to 10 feet to the landing".
Protected areas
- Inside La Parguera Natural Reserve: Anchoring restricted. Boat access restricted.Managed by DRNA. Source: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory (v2023)
- About 0.3 nautical mile from Bosque Natural de Boquerón Natural Reserve: Commercial fishing restricted.Managed by DRNA. Source: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory (v2023)
Charted dangers within 0.5 nautical mile
3 obstructions and 1 rock on the chart, measured from the position above.
- Obstruction, submerged, 0.04 nautical mile ESE
- Obstruction, submerged, 0.2 nautical mile SW
- Rock, covers and uncovers, 0.3 nautical mile NNE
- Obstruction, submerged, 0.4 nautical mile NE