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Sheltered from a south wind

When it's blowing from the south (southerly), these anchorages are the ones to head for — protected from that direction and ranked by holding. Prefer to pick the direction yourself? Use the wind shelter finder.

31 harbors
Good in a south

Great Salt Pond (New Harbor)

Block Island, Rhode Island
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Cuttyhunk Pond

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Hadley Harbor — Naushon Island

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchorageModerate
Good in a south

Coecles Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
ExcellentAnchorageQuiet
Good in a south

Port Jefferson Harbor

Port Jefferson, New York
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Hamburg Cove — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsModerate
Good in a south

Potter Cove — Conanicut Island

Jamestown, Rhode Island
GoodAnchorageModerate
Good in a south

Wickford Harbor

North Kingstown, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Good in a south

Sakonnet Harbor

Little Compton, Rhode Island
GoodMooring fieldModerate
Good in a south

Greenwich Cove — East Greenwich

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Quissett Harbor

Falmouth, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldQuiet
Good in a south

West Falmouth Harbor

Falmouth, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldQuiet
Good in a south

Red Brook Harbor — Pocasset

Bourne, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Good in a south

New Bedford & Fairhaven Harbor

New Bedford, Massachusetts
GoodMarinaModerate
Good in a south

Vineyard Haven Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Lake Tashmoo

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Good in a south

Nantucket Harbor

Nantucket, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Menemsha Basin

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldBusy
Good in a south

West Harbor — Fishers Island

Fishers Island, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Good in a south

Dering Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
GoodMooring fieldModerate
Good in a south

Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Three Mile Harbor — East Hampton

East Hampton, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Good in a south

Greenport — Stirling Basin

Greenport, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Lake Montauk

Montauk, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Oyster Bay Harbor

Oyster Bay, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Good in a south

Manhasset Bay — Port Washington

Port Washington, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Huntington Harbor

Huntington, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Northport Harbor

Northport, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a south

Mystic River — Downtown

Mystic, Connecticut
FairMarinaModerate
Good in a south

Watch Hill Cove

Watch Hill, Rhode Island
FairMooring fieldBusy
Good in a south

Oak Bluffs Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
PoorMarinaBusy