Riva Trigoso kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Liguria

Spot currently openIntermediate level 44.26 | 9.42

Overview

Riva Trigoso is a small coastal village on the Riviera di Levante, in the municipality of Sestri Levante. The sand and shingle beach faces southeast, in a partially protected bay. The Scirocco (SE) arrives onshore. The Libeccio (SW) blows side-shore. An authentic village on the eastern Ligurian coast, less touristy than Sestri Levante.

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Spot forecast for Riva Trigoso

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:30

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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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Riva Trigoso: 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

97h

in May · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 11 rideable days a month and 97 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 6.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 6.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 6.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 6.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is October, with 273 mm.

Monthly averages: Riva Trigoso
Monthly averages — Riva Trigoso — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 73 h 13 °C 114 mm
February 6.5 53 h 14 °C 165 mm
March 10.5 90 h 15 °C 147 mm
April 9.5 74 h 17 °C 88 mm
May 11.5 97 h 20 °C 72 mm
June 8.0 82 h 25 °C 36 mm
July 6.5 48 h 28 °C 35 mm
August 4.5 36 h 29 °C 112 mm
September 12.5 97 h 24 °C 109 mm
October 8.0 61 h 20 °C 273 mm
November 7.5 41 h 16 °C 79 mm
December 2.0 11 h 14 °C 92 mm

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Technical details of Riva Trigoso spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Depending on conditions 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: ENE, E, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Small car park in the village of Riva Trigoso. Very limited spaces in summer. Accessible on foot from Sestri Levante.

Hazards

Shingle and rocks. Shore break. Limited space in the bay. Coastal currents.

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