Nearby Vindicio 21 km · Ischitella / Lido Don Pablo 30 km · Varcaturo 37 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
Typical strength
Modelled monthly means run about 12 kt in January and February, 10-11 kt in March, November and December, and 7-8 kt from May through September; 227 days a year touch 12 kt or more. Those are all-hours averages over the sea point, not session readings, and nothing is measured on the beach itself.
The quiver, in words
No local size table exists. Indicative for a 75-85 kg rider on a twin-tip: 12-15 m covers the ordinary 10-14 kt day, 9-11 m on the stronger winter and shoulder-season fronts that reach 18-22 kt, and a foil or a 17 m if you want to ride the summer light end at all.Derived from the monthly wind averages, not from riders on the sand.
Direction to shore
The beach runs northwest to southeast and faces southwest. A southwest wind arrives straight onshore, west and west-northwest come in cross-onshore, and a northwest wind runs side-shore down the sand. Anything from the northeast or east quadrant is offshore over the dunes and the pine forest.Read off the coastline; no local sector has been published and nobody has stated which of these actually delivers here.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan13
- Feb12
- Mar15
- Apr, riders' month17
- May, riders' month13
- Jun, riders' month7
- Jul, riders' month6
- Aug, riders' month6
- Sep, riders' month12
- Oct6
- Nov17
- Dec11
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- 13%Jan16°
- 12%Feb15°
- 15%Mar15°
- 17%Apr17°
- 13%May20°
- 7%Jun24°
- 6%Jul28°
- 6%Aug28°
- 12%Sep26°
- 6%Oct23°
- 17%Nov20°
- 11%Dec17°
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 | 13% | 18% | 15% | 7.7 kt | NE | 12:00 | 9°C | 15.5°C | 62 |
| Feb | 12% | 18% | 16% | 7.9 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 9.7°C | 14.6°C | 57 |
| Mar | 15% | 24% | 19% | 9.1 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 11.3°C | 15.2°C | 62 |
| Apr | 17% | 28% | 23% | 9.7 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 13.7°C | 16.8°C | 60 |
| May | 13% | 16% | 16% | 8.7 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 18.4°C | 19.9°C | 62 |
| Jun | 7% | 17% | 10% | 8.7 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 23°C | 24.4°C | 60 |
| Jul | 6% | 10% | 6% | 8.9 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 26.4°C | 27.6°C | 62 |
| Aug | 6% | 19% | 13% | 9.6 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 25.9°C | 27.6°C | 62 |
| Sep | 12% | 17% | 13% | 8.5 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 21.9°C | 25.8°C | 60 |
| Oct | 6% | 15% | 13% | 7.3 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 19°C | 23.3°C | 62 |
| Nov | 17% | 20% | 20% | 8.4 kt | NE | 12:00 | 13.8°C | 20°C | 60 |
| Dec | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7 kt | NE | 08:00 | 10.7°C | 16.9°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
Sand shelving out gently; how far you can walk has never been measured. Through the bathing season a line of white floats marks the 1.60 m safe-water limit wherever a beach carries lifeguard cover, which is the practical edge of standing depth.A slowly shelving sand bottom of this kind digs shifting holes under waves and current, so the depth on one day is not the depth on the next.
Tides
Tide independent.
Temperature
Summer About 26-27 C in August from sea-temperature datasets for Baia Domizia / nearby Tyrrhenian coast.
Winter About 12-14 C in February from sea-temperature datasets for Baia Domizia.
Wetsuit
Shorts in summer, a shorty in spring and fall, a normal full wetsuit in winter. Outside the March-November warm period you want a suit.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Vindicio, 21 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Medium sandy launch and landing area on a very long beach, with parking and camping alongside.
Space
medium
Rules & access
- 2025: Ordinanza di Sicurezza Balneare n. 42/2025 of the Ufficio Circondariale Marittimo di Pozzuoli, in force from 9 May 2025 and replacing n. 69/2024, covers the coast from the mouth of the Garigliano down to Bagnoli and names Cellole and Sessa Aurunca among the comuni it applies to, so Baia Domizia falls under it. Through the bathing season the 200 m strip out from the shoreline is reserved exclusively for bathing: transit, stopping, launching and landing of kitesurf inside it is forbidden except through a signposted launch corridor. Further out, Ordinanza n. 62/2013 of the Compartimento marittimo di Napoli bans navigation of kitesurf within 300 m of beaches. Corridors are 20 m wide, or 10 m minimum where the concession frontage is narrower, their sides marked by yellow floats on a floating line at intervals of no more than 50 m, with two larger white-flagged floats at the seaward mouth; they are public-use even when a beach club builds and maintains them, and a sign on the sand names who is responsible. Bathing season, for safety purposes, runs from the third Saturday of May to the third Sunday of September.
- 2026: no corridor specific to Baia Domizia or Cellole has been confirmed, so look for the yellow float line and the corridor sign on the sand before rigging, and check with the Comune di Cellole and the local Guardia Costiera office.
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- In July and August, sort the beach before the kite: look for the signs, the corridors and lifeguard instructions before you pump.
- Ask a local school or a rider on the sand which way the wind actually works here, because no public source gives a direction.
- Keep clear of the concrete risk on the beach when you land.
- Shorts in summer, a shorty in spring and fall, a full wetsuit outside the March to November warm period.
- Cross the bathing strip only through a marked corridor: yellow floats on a line down each side, two white-flagged floats at the seaward end, a sign on the sand naming who maintains it.
- Winter and the shoulder months carry the wind here. July and August are the weakest for it and the worst for crowds.
- Save 1530 before you go out; it is the free Guardia Costiera sea-rescue line and reaches the Pozzuoli office that covers this stretch.
Getting there
Airport
Napoli International (NAP), about 65 km from the spot; Rome Fiumicino (FCO) is about 190 km away.
Route
Drive north from Napoli along the coast and follow the signs to Baia Domizia. Naples Airport to Baia Domizia is about 63.2 km by road.
Transfer
About 59 minutes by private transfer; public-transport routing including transfers takes about 4 h 5 min.
Staying
Camping and parking are available; beachfront hotels, camping villages and resort accommodation are available in Baia Domizia.
No-wind days
The dunes and pine forest near the Garigliano mouth are walkable from the beach; the resorts and campsites run the usual beach activities in summer.
Photos
FAQ
Is it suitable for beginners?
Yes, the spot is listed for all rider abilities, though summer crowding and any active bathing-season rules can make independent beginner launching more complex than the water alone suggests.
When is the best time to kite?
April through September is the best period, with useful weather extending from March to November.
What are the main hazards?
Summer beach users, packed beaches in June-August, and a reported concrete beach risk are the noted concerns; no dominant wind direction has been published for the spot.
Are there kite schools or rental?
Kitesurf Napoli is listed as a nearby school.
Last updated: August 2026