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Veneto · Caorle lagoon / Vallevecchia · Venezia

Brussa

also known as Spiaggia della Brussa, Brussa Spiaggia

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
Hazards
Schools
Tips
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Bibione 2 km · Lignano Sabbiadoro - Isola delle Conchiglie 11 km · Caorle 12 km · Cortellazzo 26 km · Grado 29 km · Jesolo - Ospedale 32 km · Jesolo - Piazza Brescia 34 km · Marina Julia 44 km · straight-line distance

Seasonno season namedthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure published Launchbigno access rules on record Watersea2 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advanced

Schoolsnone named here

From the airportno transfer time published

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Brussa is the undeveloped end of the Caorle shoreline, out on Vallevecchia, and it is a sandy beach break rather than a flat-water spot. It works with small to medium SE swell. Do not confuse it with Bibione: the launch sits west of the Tagliamento mouth, in the Caorle lagoon area near Marina di Lugugnana.

The beach is big and empty, which is the appeal and also the catch, since access is remote and there is nobody on it. Beginners have no business here. The legal picture is the real gap: whether kiting is currently allowed inside the Vallevecchia natural area is unconfirmed, so check before you drive out.

The wind

Direction

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Dominant direction

Forecast

Month by month

Jan24
Feb26
Mar35
Apr33
May33
Jun30
Jul29
Aug24
Sep37
Oct26
Nov27
Dec14

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

8Jan11°
9Feb10°
10Mar12°
10Apr15°
10May19°
10Jun24°
10Jul28°
9Aug28°
10Sep25°
9Oct21°
9Nov16°
8Dec12°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	24%	8.1 kt	NE	4.8°C	11.1°C
Feb	26%	8.5 kt	NE	6.4°C	9.9°C
Mar	35%	9.9 kt	ENE	9.4°C	12.1°C
Apr	33%	10.3 kt	ENE	12.3°C	14.6°C
May	33%	9.8 kt	NE	18°C	18.5°C
Jun	30%	9.5 kt	SE	22.6°C	23.7°C
Jul	29%	9.6 kt	NE	25.7°C	27.6°C
Aug	24%	9.3 kt	ENE	25.6°C	27.9°C
Sep	37%	10.2 kt	NE	20.5°C	24.8°C
Oct	26%	9.2 kt	NE	17°C	20.6°C
Nov	27%	8.9 kt	NNE	9.8°C	16.4°C
Dec	14%	7.8 kt	NNE	5.9°C	12.3°C

modelled

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

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. 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.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

sea

10–28°C water

Sandy beach break on the Adriatic side of Vallevecchia; small to medium SE swell reported.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

The record rates the levels and says nothing more about what this spot asks of a rider.

The scene

What riders come here for

wavefreeride

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

No school names this spot

Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.

On your own

Room to launch: big

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

Bibione, 2 km

Bibione Lignano Sabbiadoro - Isola delle Conchiglie Caorle

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

Launch

Natural sandy beach near Marina di Lugugnana/Vallevecchia.

Space

big

Rider tips

Confirm current access rules for the Vallevecchia natural area before you drive out; nothing is published.
Come with SE swell in the forecast, because that is what the beach break works on.
Ride with someone. The access is remote and there is no service on the beach.
Leave this one to intermediates and up: it is a wave and freeride break, not a learning beach.

Photos

Long empty sandy beach and shoreline at dusk, captioned 'Brussa beach near Venice' — Searob77 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

What is the wind like?

SE is the dominant reported wind direction at this beach break.

Is Brussa suitable for beginners?

No, it is listed for intermediate and advanced riders rather than beginners.

What is the water like?

It is a sandy beach break on the Adriatic side of Vallevecchia, working with small to medium SE swell.

Last updated: August 2026