Kitesurfing in Gargano
4 spots · 1 destination · 7 schools
Gargano's coast covers lagoon and open sea both: Marina di Lesina's Lago di Lesina lagoon is barely 0.7m deep on average, ultra-flat and beginner-friendly behind the dune line, while Scialmarino near Vieste is a long sandy bay run by resident schools on Maestrale sideshore wind, and Torre Mileto near San Nicandro Garganico shifts from beginner-friendly thermal days to expert-only conditions under Libeccio.
Season peaks June through September.
Gargano holds 4 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly lagoons. The season runs May to October. 3 of them suits beginners. 7 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Gargano.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Vieste / Scialmarino (Gargano)Gargano20262026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione n.
Marina di LesinaGargano2026has a date window2026: the Puglia regional bathing ordinance runs the season from 23 May to 13 September and reserves the sea out to 200 m from low beaches, and 100 m from cliffs, for bathing.
Torre MiletoGargano nord, San Nicandro Garganico2026has a date window2026: the Puglia regional bathing ordinance, Determinazione n.
ZapponetaGolfo di Manfredonia2026has a date window2026: from 23 May to 13 September, 24 hours a day, the sea within 200 m of low sandy shore is reserved for bathing across Puglia unless the maritime authority sets a different local limit.
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
Maestrale
named by 3 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
Tramontana
named by 3 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 Libeccio. The knots a spot quotes for one of them are on that spot's own page.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 4 spots here
Destinations in Gargano
All spots in Gargano
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026