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Andora

also known as Marina di Andora, Al Colombina, Andora Molo, L'Ultima Spiaggia

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Albenga 12 km · Borgo Prino 14 km · Arma di Taggia 27 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMar to Octthe months riders and schools name How windy15 knotsmixed Launchlargeaccess rules on record, below Watersea25.3°C in summer · 7 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport140 minNice Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Andora, or Marina di Andora on the signs, sits on the Riviera di Ponente, and its one real asset is the Capo Mimosa thermal: around 15 knots in spring or summer on days when the rest of Liguria is flat.

The usable wind is SW-W, side-onshore to onshore from the right into the south-facing bay, and it comes under two names, Ponente on the ordinary thermal days and Libeccio when a low-pressure front arrives. Those fronts turn the sandy beach into a wave spot; strong wind, stormy sea, and not a beginner's afternoon.

Normal days are clean water over sand, flat to chop, with small waves that grow to medium as the wind builds. A beginner is fine here with a school and not on their own in August: the summer public corridor by L'Ultima Spiaggia, at the western end of the promenade, is the customary way through the bathing zone, and rigging on the public gardens gets you a fine from the local police.

Water runs 25.3 C in summer and 12.5 C in winter, so a shorty covers the middle of the year and a full suit covers the rest. March to October is the window.

The wind

locals call it Ponente, Libeccio

Direction

cross-onSW-W

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

Typical strength

about 15 knots in the Capo Mimosa thermal; fronts can be much stronger

Reliable by Ligurian standards whenever the Capo Mimosa thermal works. In a Libeccio front it turns strong and stormy, and the session becomes a wave session.

March through October is the window, with the SW-W thermal working across those months and reportedly around 100 usable days a year. Winter and spring low-pressure Libeccio can be strong and stormy, with waves to about 2 m and gusts reported to force 9. No monthly wind statistics are published for Andora itself.

Thermal or synoptic

thermal and synoptic

The quiver, in words

For a 75-85 kg rider: 11-12 m on the ordinary Capo Mimosa thermal day of about 15 kt, 9 m once it pushes into the high teens, 7-8 m in a Libeccio front. Indicative, worked back from the wind figures — no local size log exists.

Direction to shore

Side-onshore to onshore from the right into the south-facing Andora bay. The exact angle changes along the bay and is unconfirmed.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan34
Feb28
Mar, riders' month32
Apr, riders' month28
May, riders' month32
Jun, riders' month18
Jul, riders' month11
Aug, riders' month15
Sep, riders' month33
Oct, riders' month26
Nov35
Dec29

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

34%Jan15°
28%Feb14°
32%Mar14°
28%Apr16°
32%May19°
18%Jun23°
11%Jul26°
15%Aug27°
33%Sep24°
26%Oct21°
35%Nov18°
29%Dec16°

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Windy days	Force 4+	12 kn or more	Knots	From	Peaks at	Air	Water	Readings
Jan	34%	40%	40%	12.1 kt	N	14:00	9.1°C	14.5°C	62
Feb	28%	35%	32%	12 kt	SW	16:00	9.9°C	13.9°C	57
Mar	32%	55%	47%	12.4 kt	SW	15:00	11.7°C	14.3°C	62
Apr	28%	53%	42%	11.9 kt	SW	14:00	14.3°C	15.8°C	60
May	32%	55%	42%	12 kt	SW	13:00	18.7°C	18.8°C	62
Jun	18%	42%	30%	10.7 kt	SW	14:00	22.9°C	22.8°C	60
Jul	11%	32%	26%	10 kt	SSW	15:00	26.4°C	26.3°C	62
Aug	15%	29%	26%	9.5 kt	SSW	15:00	26.5°C	27.2°C	62
Sep	33%	53%	45%	12.1 kt	SW	15:00	21.8°C	24°C	60
Oct	26%	50%	42%	12 kt	SW	15:00	18.7°C	21.1°C	62
Nov	35%	45%	43%	12.2 kt	SW	14:00	12.7°C	18.2°C	60
Dec	29%	40%	37%	10.6 kt	SW	15:00	9.5°C	15.7°C	62

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024

The water

Type

sea

Standing depth

No shallow standing flat. This is an open sea beach over sand, nothing like a lagoon, and no depth profile has been published for any point along the bay. With no tide, the depth you find on arrival is the depth all day.

Tides

Marina di Andora is tide independent. Detailed local tide notes are unconfirmed.

Temperature

25.3°C summer · 12.5°C winter

Wetsuit

Rash vest or shorty in the warm summer water; a full wetsuit in winter and through the shoulder seasons.

14–27°C water

Clean water over a sandy beach and a sandy seabed. Flat to chop most days, small waves in normal wind, medium waves once it blows harder.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

The bay works for beginners as much as for expert and pro riders, but a beginner needs instruction first. The beach is broad enough to make kite handling look easier than it is.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridefreestylewaves in stronger windlessonssmall waveswave riding in stronger fronts

A settled Ligurian freeride and school beach, with local clubs, beach services and a summer corridor everyone is expected to use.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

2 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Albenga, 12 km

Albenga Borgo Prino Arma di Taggia

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

Recovery and rescue appear among the spot services; the closest thing on the ground is the rubber boat that runs lifts and lessons out of Andora port in summer under easterly or northerly winds, through Surfing Park Andora. Whether independent riders can use it, and on what hours and conditions, is unconfirmed.

Launch

Broad sandy beach at the western, Capo Mimosa side of Andora. The summer public launch corridor is at the western end of the Andora promenade by the L'Ultima Spiaggia beach establishment, with a grass rigging area near the Andora molo entry.In bathing season under easterly or northerly winds, the lessons and the boat lifts leave instead by rubber boat from the Andora port.

Space

large

Rules & access

2026: Andora is one of the seven comuni (with Loano, Borghetto Santo Spirito, Ceriale, Albenga, Alassio, Laigueglia) covered by the Ufficio Circondariale Marittimo di Loano-Albenga's Ordinanza di sicurezza balneare n. 43/2026, in force from 9 May 2026, with the 2026 bathing season running from the third week of May to the third week of September. Kitesurf and windsurf riders holding a shoreline-occupation permit must install and use an authorized transit corridor at least 10 m wide to cross the 200 m swimming-reserved zone. The summer public corridor by L'Ultima Spiaggia, at the western end of the Andora promenade, is the customary kite launch point, and rigging in the public gardens is fined by local police.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Check Andora even when the rest of the Ligurian forecast looks marginal: the Capo Mimosa thermal can add usable wind.
Rig on the sand, never on the public gardens, where local police issue fines.
Use the summer corridor by L'Ultima Spiaggia at the western end of the Andora promenade.
Treat a strong Libeccio day as a wave and storm session, not a normal freeride.
Call Surfing Park Andora or a local club to confirm this season's corridor and boat recovery before a first session.

Getting there

Airport

Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE) or Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)

Route

Marina di Andora sits on the Ligurian coastal road and the coastal rail line. Drive in and park near Bar Beach.

Transfer

140 min

Cost level

medium to high in summer

Staying

Marina di Andora has seaside hotels, rental apartments and beach establishments along the front.

No-wind days

Andora beaches and promenade · Capo Mimosa · Alassio · Laigueglia · Cervo old town · Finale Ligure coast

Photos

Kitesurf - panoramio (1) — andrea_c_89, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

What is the wind like?

SW-W wind from Ponente or Libeccio is the norm, with the Capo Mimosa thermal adding around 15 knots even in light regional conditions; strong Libeccio fronts can be much stronger and turn the beach into a wave spot.

Is it suitable for beginners?

Yes, the spot is described as suitable from beginner through expert, though beginners are told instruction is necessary since kite handling without it is explicitly warned as dangerous.

Are there kite schools or rental?

Surfing Park Andora and other club operators listed by Kitesurfing.it teach at the spot.

Are there rules or restrictions?

A summer public launch corridor is available by L'Ultima Spiaggia from 1 May to 30 September 2026, and rigging in the public gardens is fined by local police.

When is the best time to kite?

March through October is recommended, with the SW-W thermal working through this period.

Last updated: August 2026