Around Nouméa - Yellow Flag Guide : New Caledonia

Explore the surroundings of Nouméa

ANCHORAGES NEARBY

Baie-des-Citrons, trade-winds protected, sandy bottom, 8 metres draft. Landing on the beach near the hotels and restaurants. ;
Îlot Uere (islet), anchorage in 4m, sandy and coral bottom.
Protection : O/S/E.
Nice beach and ideal water setting for windsurfing and kitesurfing.
Anse Kuendu, little frequented anchorage.
Protection W/S/E.
Nice beach and ideal water setting for windsurfing and kitesurfing.

Pointe du Kuendu : area of sustainable resource management, accessible but restricted (you have to inquire).

Îlots Maître (at 3 NM), Signal (8 NM) and Larégnère (7 NM) : wooded islets, trade-winds protected anchorages on sandy bottom or mooring buoys. Nice beaches, barbecue areas, snorkelling. Busy during the week-ends and school holidays.
Port-Laguerre, cyclonic hole closest to Nouméa (12 NM North). For sailing boats with a maximum of 1.5 m. draft, it is possible to sail up in the river and anchor in the mangrove swamps. Nice walks with clear weather
Port Laguerre Hurricane hole, protection in the mangrove. © E. Colombin

Îlot Amédée (12 NM South), offers the biggest lighthouse of the country. A must. Close by : the Boulari passage, open sea, a wreck, unique scuba diving places.

Îlot Maître and Îlot Canard : area of sustainable resource management.
Îlot Signal, Îlot Larégnère : réserve naturelle, accessible but restricted (you have to inquire).
Îlot Bailly : nature reserve, accessible but restricted.
Grand récif Aboré & Boulari pass : nature reserve, accessible but restricted.
Îlot Amédée : nature reserve, accessible but restricted.
Récifs de Sèche-Croissant : Strict Nature Reserve all year around strictly forbidden and kitesurfing around the 200 m forbidden.
Îlot Goéland : Seasonal strict Nature Reserve, strictly forbidden half of the year and kitesurfing around the 200 m forbidden.

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