Nearby Brussa 2 km · Caorle 11 km · Lignano Sabbiadoro - Isola delle Conchiglie 13 km · Cortellazzo 25 km · Grado 30 km · Jesolo - Ospedale 31 km · Jesolo - Piazza Brescia 33 km · Marina Julia 45 km · straight-line distance
SE
14:00 · 17:00 · 19:00
The summer day has a sea-breeze shape, but a weak one: hourly averages sit flat until late morning, climb through the early afternoon and peak between 14:00 and 17:00, then fade after 19:00. Bora and Scirocco days ignore that clock and can blow through the night.
The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.
The wind
locals call it thermal breeze, Bora / NE, Scirocco / SE
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: The summer day has a sea-breeze shape, but a weak one: hourly averages sit flat until late morning, climb through the early afternoon and peak between 14:00 and 17:00, then fade after 19:00. Bora and Scirocco days ignore that clock and can blow through the night.
Typical strength
Most days here are too light to ride. A 2015-2024 hourly reanalysis of the grid point off the beach averages 5.8 kt across June-September afternoons and puts only about 4% of those afternoon hours at 12 kt or more; October to April afternoons reach that mark about 9% of the time. The sessions come from the exceptions, a Bora out of the north-east or a Scirocco from the south-east, which run in the mid-teens and above. Model values over open water, not a beach measurement.
Also on record
one climate dataset shows 20.3 kt in July
The quiver, in words
9-12m
Direction to shore
onshore to cross-shore depending on sector and beach section
Dominant direction
NE and SE regimes plus summer sea breeze
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan24
- Feb14
- Mar15
- Apr17
- May15
- Jun, riders' month12
- Jul, riders' month3
- Aug, riders' month8
- Sep, riders' month20
- Oct26
- Nov23
- Dec18
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- 24%Jan11°
- 14%Feb10°
- 15%Mar12°
- 17%Apr15°
- 15%May19°
- 12%Jun24°
- 3%Jul28°
- 8%Aug28°
- 20%Sep25°
- 26%Oct21°
- 23%Nov16°
- 18%Dec12°
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 | 24% | 35% | 35% | 10.9 kt | N | 11:00 | 4.8°C | 11.1°C | 62 |
| Feb | 14% | 19% | 19% | 8.5 kt | ENE | 11:00 | 6.5°C | 9.9°C | 57 |
| Mar | 15% | 29% | 24% | 9.5 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 9.4°C | 12.1°C | 62 |
| Apr | 17% | 32% | 30% | 10 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 12.3°C | 14.6°C | 60 |
| May | 15% | 37% | 27% | 10.1 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 18.1°C | 18.5°C | 62 |
| Jun | 12% | 30% | 23% | 10 kt | SSW | 15:00 | 22.6°C | 23.7°C | 60 |
| Jul | 3% | 26% | 24% | 10 kt | ENE | 15:00 | 25.7°C | 27.6°C | 62 |
| Aug | 8% | 29% | 21% | 9.1 kt | NNE | 13:00 | 25.7°C | 27.9°C | 62 |
| Sep | 20% | 43% | 37% | 11.4 kt | ENE | 15:00 | 20.5°C | 24.8°C | 60 |
| Oct | 26% | 37% | 32% | 11.1 kt | ENE | 11:00 | 17°C | 20.6°C | 62 |
| Nov | 23% | 28% | 28% | 10.6 kt | N | 10:00 | 9.9°C | 16.4°C | 60 |
| Dec | 18% | 24% | 21% | 9.4 kt | NNW | 11:00 | 6°C | 12.3°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
flat to choppy water with small short waves when wind strengthens
Standing depth
standable, shallow access with gradual sandy entry
Tides
Kitesurfing conditions reported as tide independent
Temperature
25°C summer · 9°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorty or boardshorts in summer; wetsuit needed from autumn through spring.
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
3 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: The beach is about 300 m wide and runs for miles, with a big launch and landing area. In summer the loungers and the tourists cut usable rigging and walking space down hard.
Somewhere else
Brussa, 2 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Direct launch from the free stretches of Bibione's sandy beach: with nobody swimming there you may take off and land without manoeuvring, steering as square to the shore as you can and keeping the kite low until the 500 m limit.In front of a concession you need the authorized kite corridor instead, recognisable by two lines of orange buoys and the white-flagged 80 cm buoys at its seaward mouth. The main watersports school beach sits east of Piazzale Zenith, opposite Lido dei Pini.
Space
The beach is about 300 m wide and runs for miles, with a big launch and landing area. In summer the loungers and the tourists cut usable rigging and walking space down hard.
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Ride early morning or in the shoulder season if you want clear rigging space.
- Find the active kitesurf corridor and the bathing-zone markers before you rig: the 2026 bathing season runs 23 May-27 September.
- Stay off the beach at peak hours in July and August unless you launch through an authorized school or a managed launch.
- For emptier sand, drive to Brussa, Foci del Tagliamento or Lignano Sabbiadoro.
- Take the ATVO shuttle from Venice or Treviso if you are not driving; by rail it is Portogruaro or Latisana plus a bus.
- Look for two lines of orange buoys with white flags on the big end buoys: that is the kite corridor, anyone may use it, and it runs the full 500 m out.
- Do not plan a trip around summer wind. The reanalysed averages are lowest in June and July, and the windier afternoons fall in the cold months when the beach is empty anyway.
Getting there
Airport
Venice Marco Polo (VCE), Treviso (TSF), Trieste / Ronchi dei Legionari (TRS)
Route
Nearest airports are Venice, Treviso and Trieste; ATVO runs airport shuttle links from Venice and Treviso to Bibione, and rail access is via Portogruaro or Latisana with onward bus.
Transfer
90 min
Cost level
mid
Staying
Large seaside resort base with hotels, apartments, campsites and holiday villages along the beach.
No-wind days
Bibione thermal spa, cycling routes, lighthouse and pine forest, lagoon and Valgrande nature areas, beach sports, SUP, kayak and windsurf.
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Bibione?
June through September is generally regarded as the best window, when thermal breezes and north-easterly regimes are more present.
Is Bibione suitable for beginners?
The shallow, gradually sloping sandy beach suits beginners and freeriders, especially when the summer beach crowds are lower.
Are there rules or restricted zones?
A 2026 Caorle-district ordinance reserves the first 500 m from shore for bathing from 1 May to 30 September, requiring kitesurfers to use dedicated corridors.
What is the water like?
Water is flat to choppy with small short waves when the wind strengthens, over a gradual sandy entry with no meaningful tide effect.
What are the main hazards?
Heavy beach crowding with swimmers and loungers in July and August is the main constraint, along with limited rigging space in peak season.
Last updated: August 2026