PORT OF AMALFI
Nautical coordinates: 40°37',94 N 14°36',13 E
The port of Amalfi is protected by an outer wharf 190 mt.long at S.W. and a quay
at E. ; the entrance is 150 mt. wide and opened at S.E
Lighthouses and position lights: 2620 (E 1718) red flashing light, time 5 sec.,
range 8 mt. on the top of the outer wharf; 2624 (E 1720) green light, 2 vertical,
on the top of the southern quay.
Sea bottom: sand and mud, in the quay between 8 and 11mt.
Winds: from N.O. and N.N.O. in autumn and winter, cyclically from N.E.in winter
time only. Strong side wind: Sirocco. Reduced: outer wharf blown by mistral and
west wind; southern quay blown by north east and east wind. With winds from S and
SE we advise to head toward the port of Salerno.
Access: From 08,00 to 20,00 non-stop for those who know the port. W.H.F. 72