The North-Coast Loop: The Route for a South-Wind Day
Direct answer
On a south-wind day the Formentera and south-coast anchorages turn choppy. The north coast — Tagomago, Portinatx, Cala Xarraca — sits in the lee and stays glassy. It is the route that saves a day the forecast looks set to ruin.
Skip ahead — the office handles the rest
Most charter days run south — Formentera, Es Vedrà, the beach-club coast. Which is wonderful until the wind comes from the south and turns all of it into a washing machine. The fix is not to cancel; it is to turn around. The north coast of Ibiza is the island's calm-day insurance, and almost nobody books it on purpose.
North-Coast Loop · Marina Botafoc
A north-coast loop from Marina Botafoc — Tagomago, Portinatx, Cala Xarraca. Numbers in the markers show stop order.
Why it works when the south is blown out
Wind from the south and southwest piles swell into Formentera and the Es Vedrà coast. The north shore sits in the lee — the land itself blocks the wind, and the water behind it stays flat. A captain reading a southerly forecast quietly reroutes north, and the guests get a glassy day while the southern anchorages chop.
The stops
| Stop | ≈ from Botafoc | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Tagomago | 24 min | Private island, deep clear water, the warm-up swim |
| Portinatx | 55 min | Sheltered northern bays, the calm-day lunch anchor |
| Cala Xarraca | 50 min | Iron-rich coves, a natural mud spa on the rocks |
| Benirràs (nearby) | — | The Sunday drumming bay — time the return for it |
Office note
The office reads the wind before every charter and will route you north without being asked if the forecast calls for it. The aim is never the planned route — it is the calm one.
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