Overview

Le Castella (Isola di Capo Rizzuto) is a unique spot with its Aragonese castle on a small island connected to the coast. Located on the Ionian coast of Calabria, in the Capo Rizzuto marine protected area. The spot offers a semi-sheltered body of water behind the rocky headland, with crystal-clear waters.

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Spot forecast for Le Castella

Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 18:07

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

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Le Castella: 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

194h

in May · 24 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, March and September, at 22 rideable days and 22 °C. The low point is December, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Le Castella

Monthly averages — Le Castella — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	152 h	15 °C	111 mm
February	18.5	160 h	15 °C	120 mm
March	21.0	179 h	16 °C	33 mm
April	17.5	142 h	20 °C	17 mm
May	24.0	194 h	22 °C	43 mm
June	18.0	136 h	29 °C	1 mm
July	18.0	123 h	32 °C	7 mm
August	16.0	114 h	31 °C	5 mm
September	20.0	135 h	27 °C	21 mm
October	16.0	138 h	23 °C	158 mm
November	16.0	127 h	18 °C	31 mm
December	12.5	108 h	15 °C	78 mm

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Technical details of Le Castella spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Parking near the castle and along the seafront. Paid in summer.

Hazards

Marine protected area: possible sailing restrictions. Rocks around the castle. Coastal current.

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