Overview

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Santa Manza is probably the wildest kite spot in the Bonifacio area, a large natural bay between Balistra (north) and the Bonifacio cliffs (south). Located 15 minutes from Bonifacio and 30 minutes from Porto-Vecchio.

The spot offers flat water with good chop when the wind blows strong. By NE wind, it delivers excellent freestyle/freeride conditions with bump & jump and slalom potential. The bay is wide and open, creating great conditions for intermediate to advanced riders.

No infrastructure: wild, natural, with a convivial atmosphere among the few riders who know the spot. Small beaches on the right side of the bay for launching.

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Spot forecast for Santa Manza

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:35

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Santa Manza: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

148h

in April · 13.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to April, peaking in April: 12 rideable days a month and 148 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is July, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: Santa Manza

Monthly averages — Santa Manza — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.0	70 h	14 °C	95 mm
February	10.0	86 h	15 °C	87 mm
March	13.0	130 h	16 °C	97 mm
April	13.5	148 h	18 °C	42 mm
May	9.5	84 h	22 °C	57 mm
June	9.0	108 h	27 °C	7 mm
July	4.5	44 h	30 °C	6 mm
August	7.5	69 h	30 °C	6 mm
September	8.5	86 h	25 °C	32 mm
October	12.0	127 h	21 °C	82 mm
November	11.5	95 h	18 °C	49 mm
December	9.5	79 h	15 °C	102 mm

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Technical details of Santa Manza spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Hazards

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Very wild spot with no infrastructure — self-sufficient riders only. Dévente near the beach makes launch tricky. Limited launch space. Shallow rocks at the launch area. In summer, heavy motorboat traffic in the gulf. Never go alone.

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