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Abruzzo · Casalbordino coast, Chieti · Chieti

Casalbordino

also known as Casalbordino Lido, Casalbordino windsurf spot

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Nearby Fossacesia Marina 13 km · Marina di Vasto 14 km · Spiaggia dei Saraceni 26 km · Termoli Kite Beach 32 km · Stazione di Tollo 34 km · Rio Vivo 37 km · Francavilla Foro 40 km · straight-line distance

Seasonno season namedthe months riders and schools nameHow windy25 ktsynopticLaunchmediumno access rules on recordWatersea25.6°C in summer · 10 things riders flagLevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level sectionSchools2named at this spotFrom the airport47 minPescara (PSR)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Casalbordino is a pebble beach on the southern Abruzzo coast, at Lido di Casalbordino, and it mostly works as the fallback when Fossacesia goes offshore. The pebbles stop at the waterline: the seabed under them is sand. Waves get to about 2 m on nothing more than moderate wind.
Push past about 25 knots and the sea turns confused, with a rock arm sitting downwind of the launch to make that worse. That combination keeps it off the beginner list until a local school confirms otherwise.
The windier part of the year runs 1 November to 16 April, February being the windiest month by average hourly wind speed, but no kite season or set of best months has been published for this beach. Tides, currents, rescue and the exact bathing-season access are all unconfirmed. Parking is on the lungomare.

The wind

Direction

beachwater
wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

4567891011121314

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

synoptic

Typical strength

No normal range has been published, only a threshold: above about 25 kt the sea becomes confused.

Used as the alternative when Fossacesia is too offshore. The preferred directions and how often it blows here are unconfirmed.
No kite season or best-month list has been published for Casalbordino. The windier part of the local year runs 1 November to 16 April, and February is the windiest month by average hourly wind speed.

The quiver, in words

No local quiver has been published. Indicative only, for a 75-85 kg rider: 9-12 m covers the useful band, and once it goes past about 25 kt the sea turns confused and the sensible answer is a smaller kite or no session at all.The regional station at Vasto averages 4 kt over the year, so the strong days are occasional.

Direction to shore

The coast runs northwest to southeast and the beach faces about northeast, so a bora or tramontana lands onshore, a northwesterly runs along the beach, and anything from west through southwest blows offshore. That geometry is why this becomes the option when Fossacesia turns too offshore. Derived from the coastline, not from a beach survey.

Forecast

Next three days, from Windfinder · full forecast

Month by month

  1. Jan42
  2. Feb35
  3. Mar37
  4. Apr37
  5. May19
  6. Jun17
  7. Jul12
  8. Aug20
  9. Sep36
  10. Oct17
  11. Nov39
  12. Dec28

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

  1. 10Jan13°
  2. 10Feb12°
  3. 10Mar14°
  4. 10Apr16°
  5. 9May19°
  6. 9Jun24°
  7. 9Jul28°
  8. 9Aug29°
  9. 10Sep26°
  10. 9Oct22°
  11. 10Nov18°
  12. 10Dec14°

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

MonthForce 4+KnotsFromAirWater
Jan42%10.2 ktWNW8.8°C13°C
Feb35%9.7 ktWNW9.6°C12.4°C
Mar37%10.1 ktNW11.2°C13.9°C
Apr37%10.3 ktNW13.7°C15.9°C
May19%8.8 ktNW18.7°C19°C
Jun17%8.7 ktNW23.8°C24.1°C
Jul12%8.9 ktNNW27.4°C28.3°C
Aug20%9.2 ktNW26.4°C28.6°C
Sep36%10.2 ktNW22.1°C25.7°C
Oct17%8.5 ktWNW19.3°C22.1°C
Nov39%10.2 ktS13.6°C18°C
Dec28%9.5 ktS10.4°C14.4°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 seabed is sand and shelves gently away from the shore, so on a calm day the shallow water reaches a fair way out. No measured depth or wading distance has been published, and with 2 m waves arriving on moderate wind the shelf is not a place to stand around.

Tides

Small semidiurnal tides. The nearest station on this coast, Termoli, runs early-September highs near 0.35 m against lows near 0.09 m, a range of roughly 25-35 cm, which does not change the launch.

Temperature

25.6°C summer · 12.8°C winter

Wetsuit

Warm-water gear in summer, a full suit in winter. Casalbordino-Miracoli averages 78 F, about 25.6 C, in August and 55 F, about 12.8 C, in February.

Currents

The Sinello river mouth closes the beach at its southern end and puts its own outflow into the sea there. Semi-submerged breakwaters lie off the shore and break up what arrives. No current survey for the beach itself has been published.

12–29°C water
Pebbles on the beach, sand on the seabed. Waves reach about 2 m on moderate wind, and above about 25 knots the sea goes confused.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced
Waves, a pebble launch, a confused sea above about 25 kt and a rock arm downwind: not marked beginner without a local school confirming it.

The scene

What riders come here for

wavefreeridewindsurf
Windsurfers and kitesurfers both use it. No reliable crowd level was found.

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: medium

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

Fossacesia Marina, 13 km

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

Rescue

No organised rescue for kitesurfers is published. Sea emergencies go to the coast guard on 1530 or to 112. The beach mixes free stretches with a managed concession that has a bar and restaurant; whether any lifeguard covers the stretch used for launching is unconfirmed, and the rock arm downwind is the reason it matters.

Launch

Launch at Lido di Casalbordino with parking on the lungomare. Pebbles in places and fine golden sand in others, reportedly, so expect a mixed edge and bring booties. Under the water it is sand, shelving gently, with semi-submerged breakwaters offshore and the Sinello river mouth closing the beach to the south.Part of the beach is free and part is a managed concession with bar and restaurant.

Space

medium

Hazards riders report 10

  • rocks downwind
  • confused sea above 25 kt
  • pebble beach
  • downwind rock arm
  • confused sea above about 25 kt
  • waves up to about 2 m
  • exact authorized kite access unconfirmed for the bathing season
  • Semi-submerged breakwater reefs lying off the beach.
  • Sinello river mouth at the southern end of the beach.
  • West through southwest winds are offshore here.

Rider tips

  • Work out why Fossacesia is offshore before you drive here, and check that the same direction lines up with the Casalbordino launch.
  • Keep the downwind rock arm in mind from the moment you launch; the confused sea above about 25 kt is what pushes you toward it.
  • Bring booties or old trainers for the pebble launch.
  • Ask locally about summer access, because no 2026 kite corridor has been confirmed for Lido di Casalbordino.
  • Park on the lungomare and rig there.
  • Bring booties or old trainers: the shoreline is stony in places even though the seabed is sand.
  • Look offshore before you ride: semi-submerged breakwaters sit off this beach and the Sinello river mouth marks its southern end.
  • West and southwest are offshore on this beach, so those are the days to go elsewhere.

Getting there

Airport

Abruzzo Airport / Pescara (PSR)

Route

Parking is on the lungomare. PSR to Casalbordino is about 60.2 km by road, and the no-car option is the train.

Transfer

47 min

Staying

Lido di Casalbordino is a coastal holiday stretch on the Costa dei Trabocchi; no kite-specific lodging is published.

No-wind days

The Via Verde della Costa dei Trabocchi cycling and walking route, the Punta Aderci reserve, the trabocchi along the coast, and Vasto.

Photos

River mouth (foce del Sinello) meeting the Adriatic at Marina di Casalbordino, with fishermen on the shore and open sea beyond
Giorgio Pietrocola / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

What is the water like?

The beach is pebble with a sandy seabed, and waves can reach about 2 m even in moderate wind.

Is Casalbordino suitable for beginners?

No, the verified description points to waves, a pebble launch and a downwind rock arm, so it is treated as intermediate to advanced.

What hazards should riders know about?

Above about 25 knots the sea becomes confused, and riders can be pushed toward a downwind rock arm.

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Last updated: August 2026