Overview

Ponente is a spot located in the Cesenatico area, on the ponente (west) side of the port canal. The sandy beach offers access to the Adriatic with wind conditions typical of the Romagna coast. Same winds as the other spots in the area. Fine sand beach with a very flat bottom.

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Spot forecast for Ponente

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:18

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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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:07 · 0.3 m High tide 08:53 · 0.7 m Low tide 15:10 · 0.5 m High tide 19:21 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:50 · 0.3 m High tide 09:03 · 0.8 m Low tide 15:21 · 0.4 m High tide 20:27 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:24 · 0.3 m High tide 09:17 · 0.8 m Low tide 15:40 · 0.3 m High tide 21:14 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:56 · 0.3 m High tide 09:32 · 0.8 m Low tide 16:03 · 0.3 m High tide 21:56 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:26 · 0.3 m High tide 09:50 · 0.9 m Low tide 16:30 · 0.2 m High tide 22:35 · 0.7 m

Ponente: 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

155h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 20 rideable days a month and 155 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is December, at 2.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is October, with 97 mm.

Monthly averages: Ponente

Monthly averages — Ponente — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	42 h	9 °C	54 mm
February	4.5	23 h	11 °C	62 mm
March	12.5	85 h	15 °C	56 mm
April	13.5	83 h	18 °C	62 mm
May	19.0	109 h	21 °C	49 mm
June	24.0	131 h	27 °C	19 mm
July	26.5	155 h	29 °C	37 mm
August	21.0	116 h	29 °C	29 mm
September	14.5	80 h	25 °C	90 mm
October	8.5	55 h	20 °C	97 mm
November	5.5	29 h	13 °C	65 mm
December	2.5	24 h	10 °C	85 mm

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Technical details of Ponente 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 along the seafront on the west side of Cesenatico. Paid in summer.

Hazards

Offshore Bora. Shore break. Swimmers. Cesenatico port breakwaters.

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