Grado Pineta kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m 45.68 | 13.43

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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Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 18:12

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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.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:290.5 m07:481 m14:030.7 m18:520.8 m01:140.4 m08:031.1 m14:210.6 m19:400.9 m01:480.4 m08:211.1 m14:430.4 m20:191 m02:180.3 m08:411.2 m15:080.3 m20:571 m02:480.3 m09:031.3 m15:340.2 m21:341.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 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

0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days11 d F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d M June: 12 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 12 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days11 d F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d M June: 12 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days D

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

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

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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