Pietra Ligure kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Liguria

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 44.15 | 8.29

Overview

Pietra Ligure is a charming coastal town on the Riviera di Ponente, between Loano and Finale Ligure. The sandy beach faces south with a pleasant setting dominated by the medieval castle. Typical conditions for the Savona coast: south winds (Libeccio SW, Scirocco SE, Ostro S). The sea thermal can strengthen the wind in the afternoon during summer.
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Spot forecast for Pietra Ligure

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:35

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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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Pietra Ligure: 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

62h

in May · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in May: 9 rideable days a month and 62 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 1 day.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days J February: 4 rideable days F March: 7 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M June: 9.5 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days1 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days J February: 4 rideable days F March: 7 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M June: 9.5 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 1 rideable days1 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is March, with 165 mm.

Monthly averages: Pietra Ligure
Monthly averages — Pietra Ligure — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 2.0 13 h 13 °C 67 mm
February 4.0 25 h 14 °C 115 mm
March 7.0 33 h 15 °C 165 mm
April 7.0 49 h 17 °C 70 mm
May 12.5 62 h 20 °C 58 mm
June 9.5 51 h 25 °C 25 mm
July 6.0 29 h 27 °C 12 mm
August 5.5 27 h 29 °C 10 mm
September 12.0 54 h 24 °C 67 mm
October 6.5 34 h 20 °C 115 mm
November 3.5 19 h 16 °C 30 mm
December 1.0 4 h 14 °C 46 mm

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Technical details of Pietra Ligure spot

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

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: E, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Paid car parks along the Pietra Ligure seafront. Free parking slightly further back. Access from the A10 motorway (Pietra Ligure exit).
Hazards
Shore break. Swimmers in summer. Rocks at the beach extremities. Coastal currents.

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