sheltered waters
Calm behind breakwater
Sheltered waters are bodies of water protected from open sea conditions—waves, wind, and strong currents.
Harbors, bays, coves, and areas behind breakwaters qualify.
The term appears in maritime contexts: The boat anchored in sheltered waters to wait out the storm.
Small craft and inexperienced sailors stay in sheltered waters; ocean voyages venture beyond them.
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- boatingWatercraft recreation
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- bayPartially enclosed water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
marina slip · tidal pool · mudflat · estuary · fishing · mooring · boat ramp · seagrass · oyster bed · wetland · aquaculture · lagoon · coral reef · inlet · kayaking · paddle boarding · tide pool · fjord
- safe harboursharbors, ports, marinas, anchorages, natural harbors
sheltered watersopen ocean
Sea far from shore
open sea · high seas · rough seas · heavy seas · open water
sheltered watersopen water
Unobstructed body navigable freely
open ocean · deep ocean · blue water · offshore waters · the deep
shelter, sheltered, sheltering, shelters, unsheltered, water, waters, watered, watering