Kitesurfing in Salento
17 spots · 4 destinations · 14 schools
Salento splits along two coasts: Ionian spots like Gallipoli and Porto Cesareo catch Tramontana and Scirocco with flat lagoon water at La Strea, while Adriatic beaches such as Frigole and Torre San Giovanni run practically year-round on southerly winds.
Marina di Lizzano adds reef waves for stronger riders, and Torre Guaceto mixes chop with medium swell inside a marine reserve.
Salento holds 17 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 4 destinations. Riding here is mostly flat water, waves and lagoons. Something is rideable here in every month of the year.
10 of them suits beginners. 14 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Salento - Ionian coast, Puglia — Marina di Lizzano to Viale del Tramonto / San Vito and Torre Canne & Monopoli Capitolo.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Porto CesareoSalento - Ionian coast2026has a date window2026: from 1 May to 30 September the sea within 200 m of beaches and low rocky shore, and within 100 m of high cliffs, is reserved for bathing across the Gallipoli maritime district, which starts at Punta Prosciutto in the Comune di Porto Cesareo.
2026: from 1 May to 30 September the sea within 200 m of beaches and low rocky shore, and within 100 m of high cliffs, is reserved for bathing across the Gallipoli maritime district, which starts at Punta Prosciutto in the Comune di Porto Cesareo.
Al PiriTorre Ovo, Maruggio/Torricella20262026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026; corridor and safety rules for the bathing season are then set locally by each circondario marittimo.
2026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026; corridor and safety rules for the bathing season are then set locally by each circondario marittimo.
AliminiSalento - Otranto20262026: kitesurfing here falls under the pleasure-craft regulation for the Otranto maritime district, which runs the coast from Squinzano to Castro and takes in the Alimini beaches.
2026: kitesurfing here falls under the pleasure-craft regulation for the Otranto maritime district, which runs the coast from Squinzano to Castro and takes in the Alimini beaches.
Bacino di AcquatinaFrigole / Lecce coast2026has a date windowNo kite-specific rule was found, permitting or forbidding.
No kite-specific rule was found, permitting or forbidding.
Campomarino di MaruggioMaruggio, Taranto Ionian coast20262026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n.
2026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n.
FrigoleSalento Adriatico, Lecce coast2025has a date window2025 (Puglia regional beach ordinance): the bathing season runs 1 May to 30 September, around the clock, and the reserved bathing water reaches 200 m off the beach; launch corridors are laid out and maintained by the municipality or the concession holder to specifications set by the local Maritime Authority, and stopping or swimming inside a corridor is prohibited.
2025 (Puglia regional beach ordinance): the bathing season runs 1 May to 30 September, around the clock, and the reserved bathing water reaches 200 m off the beach; launch corridors are laid out and maintained by the municipality or the concession holder to specifications set by the local Maritime Authority, and stopping or swimming inside a corridor is prohibited.
GallipoliSalento - Ionian coast2026has a date window2026: the Gallipoli maritime district bathing-safety ordinance n. 57 of 7 May 2026, which replaces n.
2026: the Gallipoli maritime district bathing-safety ordinance n. 57 of 7 May 2026, which replaces n.
Le Cesine - Torre SpecchiaSalento Adriatico, Vernole/Melendugno2026has a date window2026: ride inside the marked kitesurf zone and do not cross the white or orange buoys, and coming back in through a swimming area keep the kite on the seaward side.
2026: ride inside the marked kitesurf zone and do not cross the white or orange buoys, and coming back in through a swimming area keep the kite on the seaward side.
Lido GandoliLeporano Marina, Taranto2026has a date window2026: Regione Puglia Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026 approves the regional bathing ordinance.
2026: Regione Puglia Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026 approves the regional bathing ordinance.
Marina di LizzanoLizzano and Pulsano, Taranto Ionian coast2025has a date window2025: kiting on this stretch is governed by the boating regulation of the Taranto maritime district, Ordinanza 141 of 13/05/2025 of the Capitaneria di Porto di Taranto.
2025: kiting on this stretch is governed by the boating regulation of the Taranto maritime district, Ordinanza 141 of 13/05/2025 of the Capitaneria di Porto di Taranto.
Monopoli CapitoloCosta sud barese20252025: the boating regulation for the Monopoli maritime district, which runs the coast between Polignano a Mare and Monopoli and so covers Capitolo, sets out what kiting here is allowed to look like.
2025: the boating regulation for the Monopoli maritime district, which runs the coast between Polignano a Mare and Monopoli and so covers Capitolo, sets out what kiting here is allowed to look like.
San FocaSalento - Adriatic coast20262026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026, covering bathing-season use of the maritime domain and coastal tourist and recreational areas.
2026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026, covering bathing-season use of the maritime domain and coastal tourist and recreational areas.
Torre CanneFasano / Parco Dune Costiere2026has a date windowThe Puglia regional bathing ordinance for 2026 sets the bathing season from 23 May to 13 September 2026, following the national window fixed by D.L. 73/2025 (converted as L. 105/2025).
The Puglia regional bathing ordinance for 2026 sets the bathing season from 23 May to 13 September 2026, following the national window fixed by D.L. 73/2025 (converted as L. 105/2025).
Torre GuacetoCarovigno, Brindisi20262026: Torre Guaceto reserve rules state activities in the marine protected area must be regulated and authorized by the managing body; school sailing activity is forbidden in Zones A and B and allowed in Zone C only with authorization, identified water areas, buoys and a launch channel.
2026: Torre Guaceto reserve rules state activities in the marine protected area must be regulated and authorized by the managing body; school sailing activity is forbidden in Zones A and B and allowed in Zone C only with authorization, identified water areas, buoys and a launch channel.
Torre MozzaUgento, Ionian Salento2026has a date window2026: The Puglia regional bathing ordinance, approved by Determinazione Dirigenziale n.
2026: The Puglia regional bathing ordinance, approved by Determinazione Dirigenziale n.
Torre San GiovanniUgento, Ionian Salento20262026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione n. 215 of 15 April 2026 for tourist-recreational maritime-domain activities and bathing-season use.
2026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione n. 215 of 15 April 2026 for tourist-recreational maritime-domain activities and bathing-season use.
Viale del Tramonto / San VitoTaranto, Ionian coast2026has a date window2026: Regione Puglia Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026 approves the regional bathing ordinance.
2026: Regione Puglia Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026 approves the regional bathing ordinance.
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
Scirocco
named by 9 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
Tramontana
named by 7 spots here
- Bacino di Acquatina12 to 25 knots
- Le Cesine - Torre Specchia15-30 knots
Two or more spots name each of these here as well: Maestrale and Grecale. 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 17 spots here
Destinations in Salento
All spots in Salento
Al Pirisea · beginner okAliminishallow open-sea beach with small waves; nothing marks the nearby protected lakes as kite riding area · beginner okBacino di Acquatinalagoon · beginner okCampomarino di MaruggioseaFrigolesea · beginner okGallipolimixedLe Cesine - Torre SpecchiaseaLido GandoliseaMarina di LizzanoseaMonopoli Capitolosea · beginner okPorto Cesareomixed · beginner okSan FocaChop and small-to-medium waves; flatter with Maestrale and ESE thermal.Torre CanneseaTorre Guacetoflat, chop and medium waves · beginner okTorre Mozzasea · beginner okTorre San Giovannisea · beginner okViale del Tramonto / San Vitosea · beginner ok
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