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Capo Spartivento kitesurf spot

Italy · Calabria

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m 37.93 | 16.06

Overview

Capo Spartivento is the southernmost point of mainland Calabria, between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts. Spot exposed to multiple wind directions thanks to its cape position. Wild and uncrowded setting.

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Spot forecast for Capo Spartivento

Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 18:11

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

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Capo Spartivento: 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

138h

in September · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to October, peaking in September: 18 rideable days a month and 138 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 15 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 17 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 15 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 17 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · 2%

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 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 151 mm.

Monthly averages: Capo Spartivento
Monthly averages — Capo Spartivento — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 120 h 15 °C 114 mm
February 14.5 119 h 15 °C 122 mm
March 16.5 128 h 17 °C 98 mm
April 16.0 125 h 19 °C 15 mm
May 14.5 109 h 22 °C 66 mm
June 12.0 79 h 28 °C 6 mm
July 15.0 96 h 32 °C 0 mm
August 16.0 92 h 31 °C 3 mm
September 21.5 138 h 27 °C 30 mm
October 17.0 106 h 23 °C 151 mm
November 15.5 134 h 19 °C 35 mm
December 14.5 111 h 16 °C 61 mm

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Technical details of Capo Spartivento spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Parking

Limited parking by the roadside.

Hazards

Currents at the cape. Isolated spot with no supervision. Rocks.

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