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Campomarino di Maruggio

also known as Campomarino

advanced onlymedium crowds

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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 Al Piri 5 km · Marina di Lizzano 12 km · Lido Gandoli 24 km · Porto Cesareo 29 km · Viale del Tramonto / San Vito 32 km · Torre Mozza 45 km · Gallipoli 45 km · Bacino di Acquatina 60 km · Frigole 60 km · Torre San Giovanni 66 km · Le Cesine - Torre Specchia 68 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMay to Octthe months riders and schools name How windy14 to 22 ktmixed Launchlargeaccess rules on record, below Watersea26.9°C in summer · 9 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools1named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedBrindisi (BDS)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Campomarino di Maruggio sits on the Ionian side of Puglia, in the province of Taranto, and it is a Scirocco spot before it is anything else. When the SE fills in it arrives more decisively here than at the flat-water beaches around Torre Lapillo and Porto Cesareo, and the waves form without getting big.

That places it with intermediate freeride, jumping and a first strapless attempt, not with a first lesson off the beach. The Ionian Salento seabed is shallow in general, but a standing-depth area at Campomarino is unconfirmed and no typical wind range has been published.

Protected dunes sit behind the beach and umbrellas cover it in July and August, so settle the launch question before you travel: Puglia's 2026 bathing ordinance applies, approved with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026, and no Campomarino kite corridor is published.

For July and August this stretch of Ionian coast is reportedly less dependable than the Adriatic alternatives.

The wind

locals call it Scirocco, Maestrale

Direction

Kite sizes

5678910111213141516

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

Typical strength

14 to 22 kt is the band quoted for freeride conditions across Puglia between April and November, with stronger and gustier winter disturbances on top. Regional, not measured at Campomarino, and Scirocco days here are reported to arrive at the firmer end of it.

Scirocco comes in more decisively than at the flatter Salento spots, and the waves form without getting excessive.

Puglia runs on spring-to-autumn thermals plus stronger winter disturbances, and Campomarino is the Scirocco address in that pattern; the climate makes the coast usable from late April through October.

July and August are the weak link: experienced Ionian riders describe the wind in those two months as unknowable and skip them, and the same stretch is reportedly less dependable then than the Adriatic side.

Thermal or synoptic

synoptic and summer thermal

The quiver, in words

No local reporting exists. Worked back from the 14-22 kt regional band, a 75-85 kg rider sits on 9 m to 12 m for most spring-to-autumn sessions and drops towards 7 m when Scirocco is at the top of its range. Indicative and derived, not measured here.

Direction to shore

SE Scirocco is the working wind; the exact shore angle at the usual launch is unconfirmed.

Dominant direction

SE, NW

Forecast

Month by month

Jan49
Feb42
Mar49
Apr43
May, riders' month37
Jun, riders' month22
Jul, riders' month20
Aug, riders' month26
Sep, riders' month40
Oct, riders' month26
Nov47
Dec37

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

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

12Jan15°
11Feb15°
12Mar15°
11Apr17°
10May19°
9Jun24°
9Jul28°
9Aug28°
10Sep27°
10Oct24°
11Nov20°
10Dec17°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	49%	11.6 kt	NNW	10.5°C	15.4°C
Feb	42%	11.2 kt	NNW	10.8°C	14.5°C
Mar	49%	11.6 kt	SSE	11.9°C	15.1°C
Apr	43%	10.8 kt	WSW	14.8°C	16.5°C
May	37%	10.3 kt	SSE	19.3°C	19°C
Jun	22%	9.3 kt	N	25.1°C	24.2°C
Jul	20%	9.2 kt	N	28.9°C	28.1°C
Aug	26%	9.3 kt	N	28°C	28.2°C
Sep	40%	10.3 kt	N	23.8°C	26.6°C
Oct	26%	9.5 kt	N	20.1°C	23.5°C
Nov	47%	11 kt	NNW	15.3°C	19.6°C
Dec	37%	10.2 kt	NNW	12.1°C	16.7°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

Standing depth

The Ionian Salento coast generally has shallow seabeds, but an exact standing-depth area at Campomarino is unconfirmed.

Tides

Effectively nothing to plan around. The nearest Ionian reference port runs a semidiurnal range of roughly 0.2 m, so water level is not part of the session and wind and swell move the shoreline far more than the tide does. Regional figure, no measurement at this beach.

Temperature

26.9°C summer · 13.6°C winter

Wetsuit

Boardshorts or a thin top in peak summer. A full suit in winter matches Maruggio sea temperatures, though no spot-specific guidance exists.

15–28°C water

Ionian water with manageable waves, enough push for intermediate freeride and a first go at waves or strapless.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

More interesting for an intermediate rider than the beginner flat-water beaches such as Torre Lapillo. Not a place for a first lesson.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridesmall wavesfirst strapless attemptsjumping

Fewer riders on the water than at Torre Lapillo, and the same Ionian summer crowds on the sand.

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

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Al Piri, 5 km

Al Piri Marina di Lizzano Lido Gandoli

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

Rescue

No lifeguard post and no kite rescue is confirmed on this beach. For an emergency at sea the numbers are 112 and the free coastguard line 1530. The competent maritime office is the Taranto district; the Brindisi bathing ordinance that circulates for Puglia covers the Adriatic coast between Fasano and Torchiarolo and does not reach here.

Launch

A wide Ionian beach in front of Campomarino, on a nine-kilometre coast running from the Torre Ovo headland towards Torre Borraco, with dunes and Mediterranean scrub behind it. Campomarino harbour sits on the same stretch, a 350 m breakwater sheltering a fishing basin and a marina, and it is the only port between Porto Cesareo and Taranto.Riders use the water straight off the sand; no official launch point is marked.

Space

large

Rules & access

2026: Regione Puglia approved the regional bathing ordinance with Determinazione Dirigenziale n. 215 of 15 April 2026; use of the beach and the water in front of it during the bathing season depends on authorized corridors and the local maritime authority's rules. Under the Puglia maritime-district model a kite launch corridor exists only where the competent territorial body has authorized it: the corridor is buoyed, the strip of sand in front of it is roped off with posts and lines, and it carries a bilingual sign reserving the area for kite manoeuvring and closing it to bathers. No such authorized corridor exists at Campomarino. The ordinance most often cited for this is the Capitaneria di Porto di Brindisi bathing ordinance, which applies only from Fasano to Torchiarolo on the Adriatic side; Campomarino di Maruggio sits in the Taranto maritime district and its own bathing ordinance is not published. The coast is loggerhead nesting ground, so stay off the dunes and off marked nests.

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

Rider tips

Target Scirocco days; SE is the direction that makes the drive worth it.
Call a Taranto or Salento kite school before you rig in July or August, because no corridor has been confirmed here.
Stay off the dunes and out of the swimming zones.
Bring a car: moving between the Taranto Ionian spots without one does not work.
Pack a full suit for winter sessions; the sea sits around 13.6 C.

Getting there

Airport

Brindisi (BDS) is the nearest major airport; Bari (BRI) is farther.

Route

A car is the practical way to move between the Taranto Ionian spots. Brindisi airport is about 51 km from Campomarino and 48.5 km from Maruggio.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Seasonal beach accommodation is available in Campomarino di Maruggio and Maruggio.

No-wind days

Dune di Campomarino, Campomarino harbour, Maruggio, Taranto, Manduria and nearby Ionian beaches.

Photos

Campomarino, spiaggia libera - panoramio — Umbria ws, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Campomarino di Maruggio?

May to October covers the recommended window, with Scirocco entering more decisively than at flatter nearby Salento spots.

Is Campomarino di Maruggio suitable for beginners?

No, local guides describe it as more interesting for intermediate riders than beginner flat-water spots such as Torre Lapillo.

Are there kite schools nearby?

ASD Kitesurf Taranto is the nearest listed school for this stretch of coast.

What hazards should riders know about?

Summer bathers and umbrellas, manageable but real Scirocco waves, and protected dune areas along the Maruggio coast are the main issues.

Last updated: August 2026