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Sheltered from a southwest wind

When it's blowing from the southwest (southwesterly), 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.

32 harbors
Good in a southwest

Cuttyhunk Pond

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Hadley Harbor — Naushon Island

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchorageModerate
Good in a southwest

Coecles Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
ExcellentAnchorageQuiet
Good in a southwest

Port Jefferson Harbor

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

Hamburg Cove — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsModerate
Good in a southwest

Potter Cove — Conanicut Island

Jamestown, Rhode Island
GoodAnchorageModerate
Good in a southwest

Wickford Harbor

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

Greenwich Cove — East Greenwich

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

Red Brook Harbor — Pocasset

Bourne, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Good in a southwest

New Bedford & Fairhaven Harbor

New Bedford, Massachusetts
GoodMarinaModerate
Good in a southwest

Vineyard Haven Harbor

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

Lake Tashmoo

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

Nantucket Harbor

Nantucket, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Menemsha Basin

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

West Harbor — Fishers Island

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

Dering Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
GoodMooring fieldModerate
Good in a southwest

Sag Harbor

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

Three Mile Harbor — East Hampton

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

Greenport — Stirling Basin

Greenport, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Lake Montauk

Montauk, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Oyster Bay Harbor

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

Duck Island Roads — Westbrook

Westbrook, Connecticut
GoodAnchorageQuiet
Good in a southwest

Manhasset Bay — Port Washington

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

Huntington Harbor

Huntington, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Northport Harbor

Northport, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Point Judith Pond

Narragansett, Rhode Island
FairAnchorageBusy
Good in a southwest

Woods Hole — Great Harbor & Eel Pond

Woods Hole, Massachusetts
FairAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Edgartown Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
FairAnchor + mooringsBusy
Good in a southwest

Mystic River — Downtown

Mystic, Connecticut
FairMarinaModerate
Good in a southwest

Watch Hill Cove

Watch Hill, Rhode Island
FairMooring fieldBusy
Good in a southwest

Old Harbor

Block Island, Rhode Island
PoorMarinaBusy
Good in a southwest

Oak Bluffs Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
PoorMarinaBusy