Overview

Grado Pineta is a spot located in the pine grove area of Grado, a seaside resort in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Grado, nicknamed "the island of the sun", is a lagoon island between the Grado lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. The spot catches the Bora (NE), the iconic wind of Friuli, which blows powerfully from the Balkans. The Scirocco (SE) is side-onshore. The lagoon also offers flat water sailing possibilities.

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Spot forecast for Grado Pineta

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:29 · 0.5 m High tide 07:48 · 1 m Low tide 14:03 · 0.7 m High tide 18:52 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:14 · 0.4 m High tide 08:03 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:21 · 0.6 m High tide 19:40 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:48 · 0.4 m High tide 08:21 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:43 · 0.4 m High tide 20:19 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:18 · 0.3 m High tide 08:41 · 1.2 m Low tide 15:08 · 0.3 m High tide 20:57 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:48 · 0.3 m High tide 09:03 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:34 · 0.2 m High tide 21:34 · 1.1 m

Grado Pineta: 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

149h

in May · 16.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, May and July, at 16 rideable days and 25 °C. The low point is February, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is September, with 245 mm.

Monthly averages: Grado Pineta

Monthly averages — Grado Pineta — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	103 h	9 °C	86 mm
February	11.0	96 h	11 °C	71 mm
March	13.5	104 h	14 °C	141 mm
April	13.5	127 h	17 °C	63 mm
May	16.5	149 h	21 °C	121 mm
June	12.0	119 h	27 °C	97 mm
July	14.0	101 h	29 °C	79 mm
August	13.0	104 h	30 °C	166 mm
September	17.0	131 h	24 °C	245 mm
October	13.5	114 h	19 °C	183 mm
November	13.0	107 h	13 °C	65 mm
December	13.0	105 h	11 °C	36 mm

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Technical details of Grado Pineta spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking in the Grado pine grove area. Paid spaces in summer. Large car park available.

Hazards

Very strong Bora (can exceed 40 knots) and offshore on the beach. Cold water. Lagoon currents. Shore break in Scirocco.

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