Overview

Kitesurf

Pineto is a kitesurf spot on the east coast of Corsica, in the northern Oriental Plain (Haute-Corse), near the Pineto beach and campsite area. This is a well-known kitesurf zone on the north Corsican east coast, driven by the classic Tramontane/Maestral (NE) and sea breeze (SE) wind pattern.

Flat water lagoon conditions behind the coastal strip. Popular with local kitesurfers and visitors. Schools operate in the area. A reference spot on the Corsican east coast circuit.

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Spot forecast for Pineto / Corsica

Sunrise 07:41 · Sunset 18:32

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

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Pineto / Corsica: 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

77h

in August · 14.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, March and June, at 14 rideable days and 24 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 200 mm.

Monthly averages: Pineto / Corsica

Monthly averages — Pineto / Corsica — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	59 h	14 °C	56 mm
February	9.0	47 h	15 °C	60 mm
March	13.5	96 h	16 °C	51 mm
April	11.5	75 h	18 °C	74 mm
May	12.5	68 h	21 °C	43 mm
June	13.5	74 h	26 °C	19 mm
July	11.5	64 h	29 °C	20 mm
August	14.5	77 h	30 °C	6 mm
September	13.5	80 h	25 °C	47 mm
October	13.5	75 h	21 °C	82 mm
November	8.5	55 h	17 °C	63 mm
December	8.5	54 h	15 °C	200 mm

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Technical details of Pineto / Corsica spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, SE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, ESE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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