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Fossacesia Marina

also known as FossaKite, Fossacesia kite e windsurf spot

beginner-friendlymedium 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 Spiaggia dei Saraceni 13 km · Casalbordino 13 km · Stazione di Tollo 21 km · Francavilla Foro 27 km · Marina di Vasto 27 km · Pescara Portanuova 33 km · Madonnina di Pescara 34 km · Tortuga Montesilvano 39 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMay to Septhe months riders and schools name How windy15-18 ktmixed Launchmediumaccess rules on record, below Watersea26.7°C in summer · 10 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport47 minPescara (PSR)

When it fills in

Morning thermal possible in spring under high pressure.

Fossacesia Marina is an Abruzzo beach on the Costa dei Trabocchi, ridden by kiters and windsurfers off the seafront. It works year-round on NW, and on spring mornings under high pressure it can put up a 15-18 knot thermal.

The water is chop and small waves over sand, clean and tide independent, with wave breakers to keep track of and a beach that fills with sunbathers in June, July and August.

The catch here is legal, and it is recent: a 2025 reorganisation of the seafront created a windsurf and SUP area where kitesurf is expressly prohibited, and the kite zone that used to sit in the southern Lido Galetta concession was not reconfirmed.

That leaves Fossacesia Marina with no municipal kitesurf launch area anyone can point at for 2026. Ride it on current signage or with a local school, and note that the Abruzzo bathing period runs 1 June to 13 September 2026, which is exactly when the question bites.

The wind

locals call it Maestrale, Tramontana

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Character

mixed

fills in: Morning thermal possible in spring under high pressure.

Typical strength

About 15-18 kt for the spring morning thermal under high pressure.

Works year-round on NW, with a 15-18 kt spring morning thermal on some high-pressure days. Beyond that the wind character here is undocumented.

Year-round NW, plus the spring thermal on some high-pressure mornings. There are wetsuit and warm-season notes but no month-by-month wind figures.

Thermal or synoptic

thermal and synoptic

Direction to shore

NW is the direction that works and it runs along this beach rather than into it, cross-shore, with an offshore edge where the coast bends. N and NE come in onshore and with real strength, but they leave the sea disorganised. Close to the sand the wind is gusty whatever the direction.

Dominant direction

NW. No other direction is documented for this beach.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan11
Feb11
Mar8
Apr13
May, riders' month5
Jun, riders' month5
Jul, riders' month2
Aug, riders' month3
Sep, riders' month20
Oct8
Nov12
Dec19

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)

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

11%Jan13°
11%Feb12°
8%Mar14°
13%Apr16°
5%May19°
5%Jun24°
2%Jul28°
3%Aug29°
20%Sep26°
8%Oct22°
12%Nov18°
19%Dec14°

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	11%	26%	19%	8.1 kt	SW	12:00	8.1°C	12.6°C	62
Feb	11%	26%	19%	8.4 kt	SW	13:00	8.9°C	12.3°C	57
Mar	8%	24%	19%	8.3 kt	SW	13:00	10.7°C	13.8°C	62
Apr	13%	25%	22%	8.7 kt	E	14:00	13.4°C	15.8°C	60
May	5%	18%	11%	8.2 kt	NNW	14:00	18.3°C	19°C	62
Jun	5%	13%	12%	8 kt	ENE	14:00	23.4°C	24.2°C	60
Jul	2%	10%	3%	8.4 kt	ENE	14:00	27°C	28.4°C	62
Aug	3%	13%	8%	9 kt	N	14:00	26.2°C	28.6°C	62
Sep	20%	30%	23%	9.2 kt	ENE	14:00	21.6°C	25.8°C	60
Oct	8%	16%	13%	8 kt	ENE	14:00	18.7°C	22.1°C	62
Nov	12%	23%	18%	8.3 kt	SW	12:00	12.9°C	17.9°C	60
Dec	19%	27%	21%	8.8 kt	SW	10:00	9.6°C	14.1°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

Tides

Listed as tide independent.

Temperature

26.7°C summer · 13.5°C winter

Wetsuit

May-September runs 20-38 C and lycra does the job; October-May is 5-20 C and you want a wetsuit. August water averages 26.7 C, and the coldest sea sits around 13-14 C near 1 March.

12–29°C water

Chop and small waves, clean water, a sandy medium beach and a wave breaker hazard. Conditions can suit slalom or wave riding depending on wind strength.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Beginner, intermediate and expert are all listed. A beginner still has the wave breakers, the June-August sunbathers and the unsettled question of where a kite may legally launch to deal with.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridewaveslalomwindsurf

Plenty of sunbathers in summer, on a beach the local windsurfers and kiters have used for years.

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

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Spiaggia dei Saraceni, 13 km

Spiaggia dei Saraceni Casalbordino Stazione di Tollo

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

Rescue

Nothing kite-specific exists. Bathing assistance on the concessions, and on the free beaches through the comune, runs only in the periods and hours fixed each year by the maritime authority's safety ordinance; the 2026 bathing period is 23 May to 20 September. Outside that window, and outside those daily hours, there is nobody on the beach for you.

Launch

Long sandy beach on the Fossacesia Marina lungomare, with parking along the seafront - free most of the year, scarce and paid in summer - free showers, and bars and restaurants a short walk away. The shorebreak makes getting in and out the awkward part on almost any day.

Space

medium

Rules & access

2025 Fossacesia municipal news confirms kitesurf is expressly prohibited inside the new dedicated windsurf and SUP launch area, and the same reorganization did not reconfirm the previously designated kitesurf zone in the southern Lido Galetta concession, so no municipal-authorized kitesurf launch area at Fossacesia Marina was found for 2026; check locally before rigging.

Regione Abruzzo's 2026 bathing ordinance sets the bathing season from 11 March to 23 November 2026 and the bathing period from 23 May to 20 September 2026, and from 11 March 2026 to 10 March 2027 forbids leaving craft and equipment on the maritime public beach - surf, windsurf and kitesurf named among them - except in racks or in areas specifically set aside or written into a concession title.

That same ordinance leaves the launch corridors, the 5 m strip from the waterline and the rescue arrangements to the maritime authority's 2026 safety ordinance, so the corridor a kiter actually needs is set by the Capitaneria rather than by the region.

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

Rider tips

Check the launch you plan to use is actually kite-authorized; the 2025 windsurf and SUP area excludes kites outright.
Watch spring high-pressure mornings for the 15-18 kt thermal.
When NW turns too offshore at Fossacesia, riders move to Casalbordino instead.
In June-August keep the launch well away from the bathers and give the wave breakers a wide berth.
The shorebreak is what breaks gear here. Time your entry and your exit rather than walking in on the first set that arrives.
N and NE blow onshore and hard, but the water underneath goes messy with them.
Do not leave kites and bars lying on the sand: since 11 March 2026 gear may only sit in racks or in areas set aside for it.

Getting there

Airport

Abruzzo Airport / Pescara (PSR)

Route

Drive south from Pescara on the A14 and follow signs to Fossacesia and Fossacesia Marina, with parking along the beach. PSR to Fossacesia Marina is reported as 40.7 km by road, 47 min by car, or about 1 h 36 min by shuttle plus train.

Transfer

47 min

Staying

Fossacesia Marina has seafront holiday accommodation and beach establishments; no kite-specific accommodation is published.

No-wind days

Via Verde della Costa dei Trabocchi cycling/walking route, trabocchi visits, San Giovanni in Venere abbey, Costa dei Trabocchi beaches, and nearby Ortona/Vasto.

Photos

Fossacesia Marina-Barca da Pesca sulla Spiaggia - panoramio — maury3001, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Fossacesia Marina suitable for beginners?

It is listed for beginner, intermediate and expert riders, though beginners should watch for wave breakers and summer sunbathers.

What is the wind like at Fossacesia Marina?

The spot works year-round with NW wind and can produce a 15-18 knot spring morning thermal under high pressure.

When is the best time to kitesurf at Fossacesia Marina?

May to September is the listed peak season, with spring high-pressure mornings also worth checking for the NW thermal.

Are there rules or restricted zones?

A 2025 local report describes a new windsurf/SUP launch area at Fossacesia where kitesurf is expressly prohibited, so riders should confirm the current authorized launch before rigging.

Are there kite schools nearby?

FossaKite and ASD Free Windsurf operate at Fossacesia Marina.

Last updated: August 2026