Baratti kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Italy · Toscana

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43 | 10.52

Overview

Baratti is a magnificent gulf on the Tuscan Maremma coast, near Piombino. The semi-enclosed bay offers a sheltered body of water with crystal-clear waters. Etruscan archaeological site nearby. Exposed to the Libeccio (SW) which enters the gulf.

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Spot forecast for Baratti

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:27

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

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Baratti: 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

108h

in May · 16 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 108 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is December, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 11 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days16 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 11 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days16 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

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 October, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Baratti
Monthly averages — Baratti — 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 76 h 13 °C 51 mm
February 9.0 66 h 14 °C 124 mm
March 15.5 138 h 16 °C 99 mm
April 14.5 105 h 18 °C 74 mm
May 16.0 108 h 22 °C 58 mm
June 15.0 121 h 27 °C 14 mm
July 16.0 115 h 30 °C 15 mm
August 16.0 88 h 31 °C 34 mm
September 13.5 89 h 25 °C 129 mm
October 13.0 97 h 21 °C 158 mm
November 8.0 56 h 17 °C 30 mm
December 1.5 8 h 14 °C 69 mm

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Technical details of Baratti spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SE, WNW.

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

Paid parking at the entrance to the gulf. Area of the Baratti-Populonia Archaeological Park.

Hazards

Busy bay in summer. Rocks at the edges. Protected archaeological zone.

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