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Torre di Gaffe kitesurf spot

Italy · Sicilia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 37.14 | 13.83

Overview

Torre di Gaffe is a beach on the south coast of Sicily, between Licata and Palma di Montechiaro. Wild sandy beach exposed to southerly winds. Isolated and quiet spot, ideal for riding in peace.

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Spot forecast for Torre di Gaffe

Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 18:21

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

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Torre di Gaffe: 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

154h

in August · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 22 rideable days a month and 154 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is December, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is February, with 89 mm.

Monthly averages: Torre di Gaffe
Monthly averages — Torre di Gaffe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.5 73 h 16 °C 64 mm
February 16.0 89 h 16 °C 89 mm
March 21.5 156 h 17 °C 33 mm
April 20.5 137 h 20 °C 11 mm
May 20.5 130 h 23 °C 37 mm
June 22.0 122 h 28 °C 6 mm
July 21.5 113 h 30 °C 0 mm
August 26.5 154 h 30 °C 1 mm
September 15.0 76 h 27 °C 39 mm
October 11.5 69 h 23 °C 50 mm
November 11.0 56 h 20 °C 40 mm
December 9.5 52 h 16 °C 61 mm

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Technical details of Torre di Gaffe spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

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

Free parking by the beach. Access via secondary road.

Hazards

Isolated spot with no supervision. Possible coastal current.

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