Kitesurf Location - Sardinia / Porto Pollo ( ID sardinia___porto_pollo )
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Continent:
Europe
Country:
Italy
Next Big City (Airport):
Olbia
Next Town:
Palau, Porto Pollo
Latitude:
41.193
Longitude:
9.3186
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner - Intermediate - Expert
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms - Camping - School - Shop - Repair - Rental - Rescue - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking
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Type:
- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers - Ships/Boats
Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Getting deep after a few meters, sometimes choppy with little waves. With good wind conditions sometimes really crowded with kiters, so be careful on the water.
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Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium
Hazards:
- Bystanders
Location crowds:
- April - May - June - July - August - September - October
Sandy and long beach, enough space to launch and relaunch. The kite launch area is near the river mouth.
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Spring:
- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts - Shorty
Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
A wetsuit is necessary in winter, from October to May. In summer short wetsuit or shorts.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- March - April - May - June - July - August
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds - Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- NE - WSW - W - WNW - NW
Main Direction:
- NE - ENE - W - WNW - NW
Hotspot for wind in Sardegna: wind nearly every day, most of the time NW winds. Winds tend to be slightly gusty from West as they come over the land first.
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Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Airplane or boat (from Genova or Livorno) to Olbia, then by car to Porto Pollo. Camping Isola dei Gabbiani close to the spot.
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Lots of windsurfers. Stay out of there way. The kite launch area is near the river mouth.
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