Palombaggia wingfoil, windsurf and paddle spot

France · Corse

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 41.56 | 9.33

Overview

Palombaggia is one of the most famous beaches in Corsica, south of Porto-Vecchio. White sand, umbrella pines, turquoise waters — a postcard setting. Wingfoil, windsurf and paddle spot. Works in east wind (onshore). Heavy tourist traffic in summer.
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Spot forecast for Palombaggia

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:34

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

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Palombaggia: 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

50h

in March · 7.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, April and November, at 7 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is January, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 8 January: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d J February: 4 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d M April: 7 rideable days A May: 4 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 4 rideable days S October: 4.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 8 January: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d J February: 4 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d M April: 7 rideable days A May: 4 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 4 rideable days S October: 4.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is October, with 152 mm.

Monthly averages: Palombaggia
Monthly averages — Palombaggia — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 3.5 27 h 14 °C 85 mm
February 4.0 23 h 15 °C 81 mm
March 7.5 50 h 16 °C 88 mm
April 7.0 45 h 19 °C 33 mm
May 4.0 21 h 22 °C 38 mm
June 5.5 35 h 28 °C 8 mm
July 5.5 16 h 30 °C 6 mm
August 4.5 24 h 31 °C 6 mm
September 4.0 25 h 26 °C 33 mm
October 4.5 35 h 21 °C 152 mm
November 6.5 26 h 18 °C 26 mm
December 4.5 26 h 14 °C 128 mm

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Technical details of Palombaggia spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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