Reggio di Calabria kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Italy · Calabria

Spot currently openAdvanced level 38.12 | 15.65

Overview

Reggio di Calabria is the large city at the extreme tip of the Italian boot, facing Sicily and the Strait of Messina. The spot is on the lungomare, one of the most beautiful seafronts in Italy. Technical conditions due to strait currents and wind acceleration.
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Spot forecast for Reggio di Calabria

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:13

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

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Reggio di Calabria: 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

124h

in March · 18 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in March: 17 rideable days a month and 124 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days18 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days10 d N December: 12 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days18 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days10 d N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is January, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Reggio di Calabria
Monthly averages — Reggio di Calabria — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.5 96 h 16 °C 87 mm
February 13.5 102 h 16 °C 62 mm
March 18.0 124 h 18 °C 60 mm
April 16.5 139 h 20 °C 23 mm
May 16.5 126 h 24 °C 35 mm
June 14.0 121 h 31 °C 6 mm
July 19.5 173 h 33 °C 1 mm
August 16.0 106 h 32 °C 8 mm
September 14.5 114 h 29 °C 7 mm
October 13.5 100 h 24 °C 25 mm
November 10.0 64 h 19 °C 39 mm
December 12.0 81 h 16 °C 52 mm

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Technical details of Reggio di Calabria spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, ESE, SSW, WNW.

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Parking
Car parks along the lungomare. Paid parking in the city centre.
Hazards
Strait of Messina currents. Maritime traffic (ferries to Sicily). Busy urban area.

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  • MESSINA12.8 km

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  • IT9IJI-1313.2 km

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