Français

Scaletta Zanclea kitesurf spot

Italy · Sicilia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m 38.04 | 15.46

Overview

Scaletta Zanclea is a small coastal village between Messina and Taormina, on the Ionian coast of Sicily. The beach offers a kitesurf spot facing the Ionian Sea, with conditions similar to neighboring spots on the east coast.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Scaletta Zanclea

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:15

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Scaletta Zanclea: 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

177h

in July · 20 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in July: 17 rideable days a month and 177 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is November, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days20 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days7 d N December: 13 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days20 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days7 d N December: 13 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is January, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Scaletta Zanclea
Monthly averages — Scaletta Zanclea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 108 h 16 °C 141 mm
February 11.5 102 h 16 °C 133 mm
March 16.0 144 h 18 °C 77 mm
April 16.5 148 h 21 °C 13 mm
May 16.0 135 h 24 °C 34 mm
June 19.0 189 h 32 °C 15 mm
July 20.0 177 h 34 °C 0 mm
August 17.0 137 h 33 °C 7 mm
September 14.0 109 h 28 °C 42 mm
October 12.0 99 h 23 °C 119 mm
November 7.0 43 h 19 °C 51 mm
December 13.0 87 h 16 °C 65 mm

Photo gallery of Scaletta Zanclea

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Scaletta Zanclea spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions 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 N, NNE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE, SSW, NNW.

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

Parking along the coastal road SS114.

Hazards

Coastal current. Narrow beach in places.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Itala Marina0.3 kmsource weathercloud

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Itala Marina weather station are reserved for Premium members.

  • Real-time readings
  • Last 48 hours history
  • Custom alerts
  • Extended weather forecasts
Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

  • IW9BHU-1319.2 km

    Readings reserved for Premium members

    source CWOP / APRS-IS

  • Giuseppe Calabrò13.7 km

    Readings reserved for Premium members

    source weathercloud

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Scaletta Zanclea

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Sicilia

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français