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Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto kitesurf spot

Italy · Calabria

Spot currently openIntermediate level 38.94 | 16.99

Overview

Praialonga is a long sandy beach in the Isola di Capo Rizzuto area, on the Ionian coast of Calabria. A wild beach within the Capo Rizzuto marine protected area. Exposed to east and northeast winds.
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Spot forecast for Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto

Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 18:08

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

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Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto: 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

94h

in May · 14 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in May: 12 rideable days a month and 94 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is August, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 11 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days14 d M June: 9.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d O November: 11 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 11 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days14 d M June: 9.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d O November: 11 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto
Monthly averages — Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 112 h 15 °C 111 mm
February 11.5 101 h 15 °C 120 mm
March 12.5 92 h 16 °C 33 mm
April 11.5 96 h 20 °C 17 mm
May 14.0 94 h 22 °C 43 mm
June 9.5 70 h 29 °C 1 mm
July 13.0 69 h 32 °C 7 mm
August 8.5 55 h 31 °C 5 mm
September 9.5 59 h 27 °C 21 mm
October 8.5 81 h 23 °C 158 mm
November 11.0 101 h 18 °C 31 mm
December 9.5 90 h 15 °C 78 mm

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Technical details of Praialonga - Isola Capo Rizzuto spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, NNW.

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.
Hazards
Marine protected area. Coastal current.

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