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Kitesurf Location - Lake Garda / Malcesine ( ID lake_garda___malcesine )      Hits: 4389
 
You are here: Europe > Italy > Kitesurf Location - Lake Garda / Malcesine ( ID lake_garda___malcesine )
Continent: Europe
Country: Italy
Next Big City (Airport):  Verona
Next Town: Malcesine
Latitude:   45.766
Longitude: 10.809
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
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Lake Garda / Limone (4.83 km) Best Direction: S Type: Flat Chop
Lake Garda / Castelletto di Brenzone (6.26 km) Best Direction: S Type: Chop
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Water is very choppy in the early morning, almost flat in the afternoon.

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 Location
Type:
- Rocks
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
No Information
Location crowds:
No Information


Very small with rocks. You can launch only one kite a time. Not a good place for beginners. Very busy during summer.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


In winter you must use wetsuits (5-6 mm or more), in summer you can use 2-3 mm or short wetsuit, or if you prefer you can avoid to use it at all. You can really kite all over the year, but the best months are from April to October. During the winter you must only be careful about the very cold water.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- June
- July
- August
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

Best Direction:
- S
Main Direction:
- N
- S


In the morning Pelér starts at about 6-7am and blows from the North of the Lake until 10-11am, it's a great wind (15-30 knots) for good and advanced kiters, it depends in which area you want to go out for kiting and you can find good waves, it's a little bit gusty. In the afternoon Ora starts at about noon to 1pm and blows from the South of the lake until 5-6pm, it's the best wind (15-20 knots): very steady.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Verona follow instruction to Lake Garda / Malcesine.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Fees
- Other


Flotation vest is required. 10 Euro charge to launch, payable to the local club.

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 Nightlife


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 Local Riders
 Comments
08-04-28 Unknown: £10 charge to launch, payable to the local club. V busy in August; small car park full so parked on road, like hundreds of others, and got a ticket. Queued 45 mins to launch kite but wind dropped before launch. Beautiful surroundings though.
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