loano kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Liguria

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 44.13 | 8.26

Overview

Loano is a seaside resort on the Riviera di Ponente, in the province of Savona. The long sandy beach faces south, offering good conditions for wind sports on the Ligurian coast. The spot catches the Libeccio (SW) and Scirocco (SE) winds in side-shore, and the Ostro (S) onshore. Loano is renowned for its marina and pleasant seafront.

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Spot forecast for loano

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:35

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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loano: 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

44h

in May · 8.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, April and September, at 8 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2.5 5 7.5 10 January: 1.5 rideable days J February: 3 rideable days F March: 6.5 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d M June: 5 rideable days J July: 4.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 0 rideable days0 d D 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 January: 1.5 rideable days J February: 3 rideable days F March: 6.5 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d M June: 5 rideable days J July: 4.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 0 rideable days0 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is March, with 152 mm.

Monthly averages: loano
Monthly averages — loano — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 1.5 7 h 13 °C 70 mm
February 3.0 18 h 14 °C 105 mm
March 6.5 31 h 15 °C 152 mm
April 7.5 43 h 18 °C 74 mm
May 8.5 44 h 20 °C 64 mm
June 5.0 33 h 25 °C 23 mm
July 4.5 24 h 28 °C 23 mm
August 6.5 24 h 29 °C 10 mm
September 7.5 39 h 24 °C 57 mm
October 5.0 28 h 21 °C 113 mm
November 3.5 16 h 16 °C 29 mm
December 0.0 1 h 14 °C 45 mm

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Technical details of loano spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: E, WSW.

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

Parking along the Loano seafront. Paid in summer. Large parking near the marina. Easy access from the A10 motorway.

Hazards

Shore break from southern swell. Maritime traffic (marina). Swimmers in summer. Coastal currents.

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Additional stations

  • IW1PPB-3 Loano IT0.4 km

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    source madis - NOAA

  • lig0121 km

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