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Kitesurfing in Abruzzo

9 spots · 3 destinations · 4 schools

Abruzzo's Adriatic coast runs on synoptic wind rather than reliable thermals, from Scirocco through Tramontana at 8 to 30 knots depending on direction.

Spots with a rule7a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots4where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonevery monthsomewhere in the regionWindsTramontana, Maestralenamed by two or more of its spots

Offshore rock breakwaters at Stazione di Tollo and Pescara's Portanuova flatten the water into something close to lagoon riding, while Fossacesia Marina works year-round and can throw a 15-18 knot spring thermal on its own. Casalbordino and Tortuga stay wavier and are rated intermediate and up.

Abruzzo holds 9 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 3 destinations. Something is rideable here in every month of the year. 4 of them suits beginners.

4 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Abruzzo — Francavilla Foro to Tortuga Montesilvano, Casalbordino & Fossacesia Marina and Spiaggia dei Saraceni & Stazione di Tollo.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Fossacesia MarinaCosta dei Trabocchi, Fossacesia2025has a date window2025 Fossacesia municipal news confirms kitesurf is expressly prohibited inside the new dedicated windsurf and SUP launch area, and the same reorganization did not reconfirm the previously designated kitesurf zone in the southern Lido Galetta concession, so no municipal-authorized kitesurf launch area at Fossacesia Marina was found for 2026; check locally before rigging.
2025 Fossacesia municipal news confirms kitesurf is expressly prohibited inside the new dedicated windsurf and SUP launch area, and the same reorganization did not reconfirm the previously designated kitesurf zone in the southern Lido Galetta concession, so no municipal-authorized kitesurf launch area at Fossacesia Marina was found for 2026; check locally before rigging.

The whole rule, on the Fossacesia Marina page

Francavilla ForoForo river area between Francavilla al Mare and Ortona2026has a date windowAbruzzo's 2026 ordinanza balneare sets the bathing period as 23 May 2026 to 20 September 2026 and prohibits occupying beach areas with surf, windsurf and kitesurf equipment except in designated racks or authorised areas.
Abruzzo's 2026 ordinanza balneare sets the bathing period as 23 May 2026 to 20 September 2026 and prohibits occupying beach areas with surf, windsurf and kitesurf equipment except in designated racks or authorised areas.

The whole rule, on the Francavilla Foro page

Madonnina di PescaraPescara city north side of the harbour2026Abruzzo Ordinanza Balneare 2026 sets the bathing period as 23 May 2026 to 20 September 2026. The Pescara Capitaneria di Porto maritime safety ordinance, covering the comuni of Pescara, Montesilvano and Citta Sant'Angelo, requires any kitesurf launch corridor to be authorised by the competent municipality, at least 500 m deep and 30 m wide at the shoreline, widening to 80 m from 250 m out and holding that to 500 m, marked with yellow or orange buoys on a floating line and signed on the beach at its mouth.
Abruzzo Ordinanza Balneare 2026 sets the bathing period as 23 May 2026 to 20 September 2026. The Pescara Capitaneria di Porto maritime safety ordinance, covering the comuni of Pescara, Montesilvano and Citta Sant'Angelo, requires any kitesurf launch corridor to be authorised by the competent municipality, at least 500 m deep and 30 m wide at the shoreline, widening to 80 m from 250 m out and holding that to 500 m, marked with yellow or orange buoys on a floating line and signed on the beach at its mouth.

The whole rule, on the Madonnina di Pescara page

Marina di VastoVasto Marina, Chieti2026has a date window2026 Abruzzo bathing ordinance defines the 2026 beach season as 11 March to 23 November and the bathing period as 23 May to 20 September; it requires users and operators to follow the competent maritime authority safety ordinance.
2026 Abruzzo bathing ordinance defines the 2026 beach season as 11 March to 23 November and the bathing period as 23 May to 20 September; it requires users and operators to follow the competent maritime authority safety ordinance.

The whole rule, on the Marina di Vasto page

Pescara PortanuovaPescara south of the marina2026has a date windowThe Abruzzo bathing ordinance sets the 2026 season from 23 May to 20 September. Skipping Portanuova in summer because of the umbrellas and the bathers is practical local guidance, not a legal ban.
The Abruzzo bathing ordinance sets the 2026 season from 23 May to 20 September. Skipping Portanuova in summer because of the umbrellas and the bathers is practical local guidance, not a legal ban.

The whole rule, on the Pescara Portanuova page

Stazione di TolloTollo station / Foro coast, Chieti2025This water sits in the Capitaneria di Porto di Ortona maritime district, which runs across Francavilla al Mare, Ortona, San Vito Chietino, Rocca San Giovanni and Fossacesia.
This water sits in the Capitaneria di Porto di Ortona maritime district, which runs across Francavilla al Mare, Ortona, San Vito Chietino, Rocca San Giovanni and Fossacesia.

The whole rule, on the Stazione di Tollo page

Tortuga MontesilvanoBorder of Montesilvano and Pescara2024has a date windowThe document that governs launching here is the maritime safety ordinance for the Pescara district, signed in Pescara on 29 March 2024 and covering the comuni of Pescara, Montesilvano and Citta Sant'Angelo.
The document that governs launching here is the maritime safety ordinance for the Pescara district, signed in Pescara on 29 March 2024 and covering the comuni of Pescara, Montesilvano and Citta Sant'Angelo.

The whole rule, on the Tortuga Montesilvano page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Tramontana

named by 5 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Maestrale

named by 4 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Two or more spots name each of these here as well: Grecale and Bora. The knots a spot quotes for one of them are on that spot's own page.

Destinations in Abruzzo

Abruzzo — Francavilla Foro to Tortuga Montesilvanobeginner-friendlygear rentalmid-range4 spots · 2 schoolsCasalbordino & Fossacesia Marinabeginner-friendlybudget2 spots · 1 schoolsSpiaggia dei Saraceni & Stazione di Tolloadvancedgear rental2 spots · 1 schools

All spots in Abruzzo

CasalbordinoseaFossacesia Marinasea · beginner okFrancavilla Forosea · beginner okMadonnina di Pescarasea · beginner okMarina di Vastosea · beginner okPescara PortanuovaseaSpiaggia dei SaraceniseaStazione di TolloseaTortuga Montesilvanosea

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026