Porto Botte / Sardinia kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Sardaigne

Spot currently openBeginner level 39.04 | 8.57

Overview

Porto Botte is one of the best beginner kitesurf spots in Sardinia, located on the southwest coast near Carbonia. The vast bay offers a wide and flat sandy beach with shallow, clear water ideal for learning. Wind comes from multiple directions — Maestrale (northwest), Libeccio (west-southwest) and Scirocco (southeast) — ensuring frequent riding opportunities throughout summer. The protected nature of the bay minimises dangerous swell. A top destination for kite schools and beginners.

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Spot forecast for Porto Botte / Sardinia

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:40

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

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Porto Botte / Sardinia: 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

246h

in August · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in August: 28 rideable days a month and 246 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 27 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 21.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 79 mm.

Monthly averages: Porto Botte / Sardinia
Monthly averages — Porto Botte / Sardinia — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 123 h 15 °C 57 mm
February 20.5 146 h 15 °C 71 mm
March 28.0 222 h 17 °C 79 mm
April 27.5 253 h 20 °C 46 mm
May 28.0 246 h 23 °C 39 mm
June 28.0 241 h 28 °C 0 mm
July 29.0 276 h 30 °C 0 mm
August 30.5 246 h 30 °C 5 mm
September 27.0 224 h 27 °C 38 mm
October 27.5 193 h 24 °C 59 mm
November 17.5 122 h 19 °C 59 mm
December 21.5 133 h 16 °C 77 mm

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Technical details of Porto Botte / Sardinia spot

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

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, S, SSW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
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Beginner
Parking

Parking area accessible from the SP75 road. Basic facilities nearby. Quiet outside summer, busier in July-August.

Hazards

Very large bay with generous safety margins — one of the safest spots in Sardinia. Respect the lagoon reserve boundaries. Campervan and beach traffic in season. Wind can be lighter than forecast in the centre of the bay.

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